Kobayashi Hideo, "The Life of Dostoevsky" - A stimulating discussion of Dostoevsky by one of Japan's leading critics!
The characteristic feature of this review is that it discusses Dostoevsky with Kobayashi Hideo's unique sensibility while referring to the biography of E. H. Carr's "Dostoevsky.
The magic of Kobayashi Hideo's writing, or perhaps I should say the magic of his words, is that his words have an enigmatic power to shake people's emotions, even though they are not well understood. It is no wonder that he was a great favorite among the literary youth of Japan. I could feel from this book why he is called the "God of Criticism.