The author wrote this memoir in October 1943, when he was [37] years old. Although the account is about what happened half a century ago, the readers will feel that they closely and congenially enter into the author’s life and spirit. On one hand, this may be because his heart while writing the memoir had common ground with the young. On the other hand, it is probably because his pursuit played with a common human experience that is profound and timeless.

(Preface to the 1989 Thai edition)