Wood and Stone - Kitoishi

Japanese: 《木と石》 - きといし
Wood and Stone - Kitoishi

…Graduated from Cambridge University. His works are based on a unique pantheistic mysticism of good nature and evil humans, and are famous for his fantastic novels such as “Wuthering Heights”-esque “Tree and Stone” (1915), “Dacdame” (1925), and “Wolf Solent” (1929). He also wrote general critiques such as “The Religion of the Doubters” (1925) and “The Philosophy of Solitude” (1933), as well as biographies of “Dostoevsky” (1947) and “Rabelais” (1948). …

*Some of the terminology explanations that mention "Wood and Stone" are listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…ケンブリッジ大学卒業。彼の作品は善なる自然と悪なる人間という独特な汎神論的神秘主義を基調にしており,《嵐が丘》風の狷介不覊(けんかいふき)な人物に満ちた幻想的な小説《木と石》(1915),《ダクデーム》(1925),《ウルフ・ソレント》(1929)などが有名である。このほか《懐疑家の宗教》(1925),《孤独の哲学》(1933)といった一般的な評論,《ドストエフスキー》(1947),《ラブレー》(1948)などの評伝もある。…

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