Folio: Journal D Un Vieux Fou (Series #A42386) (Paperback)

from Steve38

What a strange and amusing little book. An old man keeps a diary describing in detail both his various ailments and medications and his infatuation with his daughter in law. The matter of fact way in which he prepares for his burial contrasts with his obsessive and devious scheming to be buried u...

from roblong

Entertaining and quite touching, without ever really taking off. I couldn't help but wish he had been, you know, madder.

from laze

A story about "Diary of a Mad Old Man" - 2 years ago WORTH CONSUMING! An old man's sexual urges go into hyperdrive after his stroke. The object of his lust is his daughter-in-law. While he can't very well restrain his lust, you can't help but feel he's more than just a dirty, old man. Tanizaki fi...

from antiquary

Very vivid description of the experience of old age

from SqueakyChu

I really enjoyed reading this book. It's short and very interesting. Basically, it's the diary of a declining, aging man. In this story he is seventy-seven years old, and his health since having suffered a stroke precludes him from doing much. However, he does enjoy writing in his diary. He must ...