[Bold Large Print Book] The Thief and the Young Lord: A Lord's Story (Short Story Collection by Shugoro Yamamoto)

The sixth volume of Yamamoto Shugoro's short story collection. A story about a lord. Yamamoto Shugoro's portrayal of the young lord is something else.

◆The Young Lord of Settsu The villainous character of Asari Shigetayu, a chamberlain who despises his lord, is also amusing.

◆The Thief and the Young Lord The encounter between a foolish thief and a young lord who was imprisoned after losing a battle for the family succession leads to...

◆The Young Lord's Struggles A comical depiction of the internal conflict within a domain shaken by the issue of succession.

[The inspiration for creating a bold, large-print book] My mother was hard of hearing and didn't watch TV, but she loved reading, had a sharp mind, and thankfully, she was far from dementia. But one day, she couldn't read the fine Mincho typeface, and she stopped reading and began spending all day in a daze.

We tried magnifying glasses and glasses, fearing that she might develop dementia, but they didn't work, and she couldn't even read books with fine, large print. As a test, I published a bold, large-print book on Kindle and showed it to him. He was thrilled, saying, "I can read this without glasses!" He read it all in one day and said, "Please continue reading the next one." (laughs) I eagerly await the arrival of my bold, large-print books from Amazon at my front door. I keep them lined up on a small bookshelf by my bed and reread them whenever I forget about them. As an editor myself, I had drifted away from reading because cataracts made the text blurry, but the bold print makes it easier to read, and I've been able to rediscover the joy of turning the next page. I would be happy if I can bring the joy of reading back to those whose eyesight has started to deteriorate. Even if you don't read much and are tired of the small print on your smartphone, I hope you'll experience the thrill of digging through a novel in one go!