親父の背中(11)

親父の背中 (11)

親父は社会主義協会の代表を務めていた８０歳の時に最初の単著を著した。内容は唯物弁証法から資本論をおさらいして新自由主義論を経てなぜ社会党が崩壊したのかを総括し日本の展望を語るものである。版型は小さいが300頁の著作である。その頃親父は図書館に通い膨大なノートをとっていた。マルクスとまるで同じ方法である。あとがきを読むと真夏の２ヶ月で書き上げたとある。僕は２年かけて一冊書くのになんと早いことかと驚かされる。さらにその６年後に次の単著を著している。これもエッセイではなく理論書である。僕は７５まで働こうと思ったが８５までは行けるかもしれない。

My father wrote his first book at the age of 80 when he was president of the Socialist Society. It　begins with a review of the material dialectic, the theory of capitalism, the idea of neoliberalism, the reasons for the collapse of the Socialist Party, and Japan’s prospects. It was a small book, but it was 300 pages long. At that time, my father went to the library every day and took a lot of notes. He used the same method as Marx. The postscript says that he wrote the book in two months in the middle of summer. I was amazed at how quickly he could write a book. I wrote my book in two years. Six years later, he wrote his next book. It was also not an essay but a theory. I thought I would work until 75, but I think I might make it to 85.