“The life story of the five main characters and the secondary characters around them allows Jonathan Franzen to present the full impetus and extent of the world picture of the West at the end of the 20th century.”

Oh, if I could but live another century and see the fruition of all the work for women! There is so much yet to be done.

I must have loved you before, in another life, beyond a dream, across centuries.

Even after centuries of human interacting, children still continue to rebel against their parents and siblings.

If I could only live another century!

Even after centuries of human interacting, children still continue to rebel against their parents and siblings.

I have been the struggler of the century. Fortunately, everyone loves the underdog.

I believe it is important that we Japanese write a constitution for ourselves that would reflect the shape of the country we consider desirable in the 21st century.

The 20th Century was a century in which human rights were infringed upon in numerous parts of the world, and Japan also bears responsibility in that regard.