Tokyo: The life of a literary giant begins with home self-defense!

Chapter 296: "Tattoo" and "The Dancing Girl of Izu"
"Tattoo".

This work, written by an author who once won the Akutagawa Prize, was projected in front of the media.
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That was an era when people respected "stupidity" as a noble virtue, and people did not fight against each other as fiercely as they do now.
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The masters and the young masters had no gloomy faces, the maids and courtesans who served them were full of jokes, and the professions of tea-serving and hanger-on who relied on their eloquence were quite popular. The society was full of singing and dancing, and leisurely and carefree. The female Dingjiulang, the female Jiraiya, the female Mingshen... the dramas and the grass twins at that time all regarded beautiful people as strong and ugly people as weak.
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Everyone tried hard to become beautiful, which injected color into everyone's body. Bright, rich, gorgeous lines and colors danced on people's bodies at that time.

Pure literature is generally considered to have higher literary value, and excellent authors can reflect social reality or explore life philosophy through profound character descriptions, complex plot arrangements or unique background settings.

This novel by Yufu Kaga is set in the Edo period.

It describes Qingji, a young artist who makes a living by tattooing.

With outstanding talent and extraordinary skills, he tattoos various characters.

The works contain a lot of Ukiyo-e style and traditional techniques.

"We will not discuss the literary quality of Snow Country today, because today is the submission press conference for the Tanizaki Junichiro Award."

"Tattoo" is a very short work and was quickly projected and flipped through.

The story tells the story of Qingji, a man with superb skills, who tattoos an ordinary girl in order to fulfill his long-cherished wish.

His long-cherished wish is to find a woman with skin and bones that he likes, and use his soul to tattoo her.

“Just for the work of Tattoo, I think its author is more suitable for translating The Tale of Genji than the author of Snow Country.”

The literary competition between the West and Japan is a private matter, and when Miya Seitaro spoke in front of the media, he was a little reserved.

"Toyokuni Kunisada's style, and his construction techniques for the protagonist Kiyokichi."

"Murasaki Shikibu used Genji's life to tell the romantic Heian period, intertwined with the greed, anger, and ignorance of the world, the inherent emotions and desires of human nature, and the sadness and romance of the times, which is also slightly reflected in "The Tattoo."

Monk Hongping is probably the most authoritative person in the literary world. When he explains things on the podium, many people listen with great interest.

The story of tattoo is novel and interesting.

The ordinary girl turned into a witch after getting the tattoo. The spider on her back was dazzling and radiated a bright light as if it was burning.

The work "Tattoo" may not be comparable to "Snow Country" in terms of pure textual beauty, but Kaga Yufu's narrative style is indeed very classical.
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A young tattoo artist named Qingji has excellent skills, which are no less than those of famous artists such as Charlie Wen from Asakusa, Nuhei from Matsushima Town, and Kenken Jiro, and they are all praised by everyone.
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The skin of dozens of people became the silk cloth under his brush. Most of the tattoos that are famous in tattoo fairs are from Qingji's hands.
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Daruma Kin was known for his skill in rendering arabesques, Karasū Gonta was highly praised as a master of arabesques, and Seikichi was famous for his peculiar compositions and enchanting lines.

Yufu Kaga is a famous domestic literary creator. In recent years, he has also been making inroads into the international market as a Japanese writer.

Miyaka Ichitaro's words were recognized by many people.

"You old bald ass, you are so shameless."

The speaker continued to speak while his wife was biting her nails below.

The quality of literary works varies from person to person, but it is unfair for Monk Hongping to support "Tattoo" in the early stage of the translation of "The Tale of Genji".

His speech today at the Yasuda Podium will be spread across the country through media interviews.

Many people have the idea that the author of "Tattoo" is more suitable for translating ancient culture than the author of "Snow Country".

Pure literature itself is a niche field, and many people basically do not read the original text. Many people just read the analysis and appreciation by the media or other well-known writers.

On the stage, monk Hongping talked about the significance of various ancient paintings in "Tattoo" to Japanese literature, while his wife took her daughter and sneaked to the backstage of Yasuda Lecture Hall.

Although it was a submission conference for the Junichiro Tanizaki Award, there were only two people at the submission registration counter backstage.

"Didn't they say that we could submit articles? Why aren't there two people?"

The woman looked around. There were only two dozing staff members at the submission area for the Tanizaki Junichiro Award. "Today is only the first day. Apart from "Tattoo", no other works have been submitted."

The wife doesn't understand much, but Takeda Akane knows a little bit about it.

The Tanizaki Junichiro Award was originally organized in a hurry. Except for Kaga Yufu's "Tattoo" which was completed long ago, no one else could submit their work so early.

"Isn't this intentional?"

The wife cursed.

The press conference started too early, and the only work submitted was "Tattoo".

Today is more of a press conference for "Tattoo" than a press conference for submissions to the Junichiro Tanizaki Award.

"Mother, you"

Takeda Akane was a little hesitant, thinking that her mother seemed to be overly worried about Ryukawa Toru.

The wife ignored her daughter's little thoughts. She put on a pair of sunglasses and sneaked to the place where the manuscript was submitted.

A table with the words "Submission Desk" written on it.

My wife filled in the author's information according to the procedures and wrote Yasunari Kawabata in the author's name column.

"Kawabata Yasunari?"

The staff member who received the manuscript was stunned for a moment, then looked up at the woman in front of him.

The big glasses cover most of her face, but even the exposed part is quite stunning.

"Feel sorry."

It was ungentlemanly of the lady to refuse, but the staff was quite businesslike.

"The Tanizaki Junichiro Award has a certain threshold for submissions, and the target audience is those hardcore writers."

The threshold for core writers is difficult to define, but Kawabata Yasunari, a name that no one has ever heard of, is obviously not among the "core writers of Japan."

The wife looked somewhat disdainful, and then pushed her daughter out as expected.

"Can she? The essay contest said that if there are recommendations from award-winning authors, new authors can also submit their works."

Yasunari Kawabata was a name that was so new in Japan that it couldn't be any newer. Toru Ryukawa guessed that there might be problems with the submission of "The Dancing Girl of Izu", so he asked his wife to bring Akane Takeda along.

Takeda Akane has won an Outstanding Work Award at the Youth Prize, which meets the requirement of being recommended by a well-known author for the Tanizaki Junichiro Prize.

"This"

The staff was a little hesitant because the Youth Award was only held this year, and it was difficult to determine whether this little girl was a well-known creator.

"Give them the money."

When the situation was at a stalemate, an old man's voice was heard.

The old man wearing the rattan family crest frightened Mrs. Takeda.

(End of this chapter)