"Natsume Soseki: The Floating World and the Sickbed" Author: [Japan] Natsume Soseki

. . ISBN:?9787559640918

. . brief introduction. .

"I think that everyone in the world is kinder than me. The world I am tired of living in suddenly has a spring breeze."

He is both proficient in the classics and leading the new wave, both introspective and Natsume Soseki, who deeply loves the world and is caught between the collision of Eastern and Western cultures and the pull between old and new aesthetics, this time no longer tells stories, but talks about self and others. From his London study to his sickbed in a Zen temple, he sees the joys and sorrows of the world, discloses the details of his life, records interpersonal relationships and family life, and reveals a Natsume Soseki that is unknown to others, more fragile, more real, more lonely and more intimate.

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"Nagahi Essays" included in this book is a collection of Natsume Soseki's famous essays. Each article is full of the author's unique and meticulous observation, and his style directly influenced Lu Xun's creation. Among them, "The Hanging Scroll" and "Mr. Kuleg" are the earliest works of Natsume Soseki translated by Lu Xun, and also the first works of Natsume Soseki translated in China.

"Memories of the Past" is a record of Natsume Soseki's life written in pain when he was seriously ill. It contains both trivial matters and painful thoughts. It is a true and harsh text about life. For Natsume Soseki, disease is not only a test of life and death, but also a purification of the soul. In fact, it is also closely related to the life situation of modern people.

. . About the Author. .

Natsume Soseki (1867-1916)

His real name is Natsume Kinnosuke, a great national writer in modern Japan. Natsume Soseki had high attainments in both Eastern and Western cultures. He was an English scholar and was proficient in haiku, Chinese poetry and calligraphy. When writing novels, he is good at using couplets, refrains, humorous language and novel forms.

Many literati came out of his sect, and Ryunosuke Akutagawa was also promoted by him. He maintained a critical attitude towards Meiji society throughout his life, and his face was once printed on the Japanese 1,000 yen note.

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When I first read it, I thought the part about the floating world was unremarkable. After reading the part about the sickbed, I realized that when the body was confined to a bed, the "it was ordinary at that time" and the banter in the floating world. Humorous things also become out of reach. On the sick bed, I only wrote about the small things within the radius of my senses, from the sound of carp leaping all night long to the lingering of birds on the dew-soaked roof tiles. Reading and thinking become withdrawal and escape in the painful gap.

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What we are facing now is life and death, nothing else. Take good care of yourself and don't get sick, that's better than anything else.

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The book is small, pocket-book. The first half is about elegant and profound sketches, and the small and sincere love for the floating world. The second half revolves around the documentary description of the lingering sickbed, as well as the intoxication and confusion of sincere thinking about fate. The imitation Chinese poems after each short article are quite interesting. "When I was a boy on a peach-blossom horse, I laughed and brushed the willow branches against the silver saddle. The green water is still far away, and the moonlight shines on my temples like silk." "A person lying on his back is like a mute, silently seeing the sky. The clouds in the sky do not move, and they remain the same all day long."

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Natsume Soseki is such a lovable and lovely writer. When you write about the spring breeze, the world is warm, gentle and comfortable, the pain is also free and easy, and the people you interact with all have a similar chivalry and innocence. Alas, you will feel that the world is worthy of God again. The writing in Ai Xie is also beautiful, clear and bright, like "a sparkling dewdrop" (Gu Xiang said); even after writing it later, half of the book was "sung during illness", describing daily coughing of blood, repeated coma, life and death. The dead boundary stone lingers around, showing no sign of decay. The more severe the damage, the brighter the spiritual light - especially in "The World on the Hospital Bed", the person is so weak that it is impossible to even "raise the hands on the left and right sides of the ribs to the side of the face". Possible tasks are "like sleeping in a coffin covered with cotton", the poem writes, "the cold of the morning cannot shake the living bones." The feeling is inexhaustible, "those who protect me, Occupying the side that cannot be reached by my sight, they are like gods to me. "Finally, I confessed to Teacher Chen Dewen that even Wen Jixue's "The Numbers of Fool's Views" can be translated into Natsume Feng's cuteness, which is amazing. arrive!

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I was really shocked when I read the first part of "The Rules of Fool's Opinion". This rich book about the Three Great Wonders of Life is not like Natsume Soseki's. After reading it, I realized that Soseki had indeed read "Zuigudo Kensou", and it was a very expressive translation. While reading this book, I can often smell a hint of Kusama in Soseki, and I feel more and more the beauty of "I am a Cat". Sometimes it is hard to imagine that he was a person from a hundred years ago. The delicate sensitivity and loneliness in his words are just like those of modern people. These articles are indeed written leisurely, but they are honest and honest. From the leisurely and venomous opening of the article, they gradually move into a kind of introspection and compassion, without concealing their true inner thoughts. Soseki's accomplishments in Sinology and poetry are already excellent, and he also has a foundation in Western learning gained from studying abroad. His writing is clear, logical and poetic. From a stylistic point of view, it is also a rare masterpiece. It complements his consistent scholarly taste and provides an excellent reading experience. . Only the printing of this set of books often tilts the sky, which is not very friendly to obsessive-compulsive disorder.

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Listing the past events intact is like keeping a ledger, which is meaningless at all.

Making a fuss is like pinching a candy man. You can drag it as long as you want, but the real flavor will be greatly reduced.

Quoted from Foolish Opinion

A fool is still a fool when hundreds of people gather together. It is wrong to think that one's own side has a large number of people and that one's side has wisdom. Cows love cows, horses love horses. We have a lot of power, but our stupidity is proven from time to time. This is the most ridiculous.

Quoted from My humble opinion

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When I was teaching at the university, there were always dogs barking, so it was very unpleasant. Half of my poor teaching skills are because of this dog. I definitely don't think it's because of my lack of academic ability. I felt sorry for the students and wanted to take my frustrations out on the dogs. The happiest thing about working at a university is reading newly arrived magazines in the library. But I'm often too busy and don't have enough time to read those magazines, so I feel very regretful. But as soon as I entered the reading room, the librarian next door started talking and laughing loudly. It was unbearable to hinder my interest. Once, I wrote to Senior Tsuboi, hoping to be punished for this situation, but the senior ignored him. Half of my poor lectures are due to this, but some people think that I am not knowledgeable enough, which makes me very confused and uneasy. ... The news agency is prohibited from making money by holding other positions at the same time, and for this purpose, it pays enough money. As long as you can have a full stomach, why bother waiting for something to happen? If you say you resign, resign! The day after I resigned, I felt much lighter on my back and a lot of fresh air filled my lungs.

Quoted from Rushe Ci

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