I had to travel to the fifth century AD to speak with Sakratt, Warrior Queen of the Visigoths, whose territory was being invaded by the Roman Empire. But most of my other imaginary friends appear in the twenty-first century. We discuss contemporary issues such as conspiracies, misuse of the English language, the dark side of technology, astrology, super-heroes, spiritual gurus, and government/corporate attempts to hijack our minds.You'll also read conversations I had with some real people who died long ago. Two of them had brilliant insights on today's life. Another introduced tobacco to Europe. One used to smoke two hundred cigarettes a day. Three of my imaginary friends are, at least technically, criminals.

ラリー・ランズバーグの本作は、五世紀の女戦士を現代の精神的戦場へ召喚する、極めて挑発的な知的冒険譚です。テクノロジーの闇や言語の腐敗といった現代の病理を、時空を超えた対話を通じて暴き出す筆致は圧巻。鋭利な風刺が空想と現実の境界を溶かし、読む者の価値観を根底から揺さぶる文学的な深みを備えています。 映像版では、この内省的な対話が鮮烈な視覚美によって補完され、概念的な議論に圧倒的な実存感を与えています。書籍ならではの沈思黙考を促す行間と、映像が放つ躍動的な感性が響き合うことで、現代社会への警鐘はより重層的な響きを帯びるのです。両メディアを横断する時、真の自由を巡る戦いは、読者の心でより鮮烈に熱を帯びるでしょう。