[DeepL Translation - needs review] One morning I woke up, and as I listened carefully, I heard the sound of drums somewhere in the distance. Driven by a desire to leave Japan at the age of 40, the author embarked on a long journey to Greece and Italy, where he wrote "Norwegian Woods" and "Dance Dance Dance. This is a sketchbook of his three years in a foreign country, which marked a turning point in his career as a writer, and the writing of "Norwegian Wood" and "Dance Dance Dance Dance.
(Translator: DeepL)
