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

Chapter 305: Longchuan Tetsu's Tour 1
The long plum rain soaked May, and three remarkable events occurred in the Japanese literary world throughout May.

The first thing is that [Snake Husband], despite the influence of his contact with Yomiuri Okata during the period when the Group Image Award was launched, voted for "Beauty and Sorrow" with Ichiro Oobi, Natsuko Imamura and others to win the Group Image Newcomer Award.

The second thing is that the Tanizaki Junichiro Award was launched in mid-May, and the submissions included "Tattoo" by Yufu Kaga, "Bred" by Susumu Akechi, "Gokuraku Seii Taishogun" by Tsukasa Mishima, and even Takeshi Shirakawa from the Haiku Association joined in the fun and wrote a book called "Collection of Essays on Pursuit of Shadows."

The exquisiteness of the articles and the luxurious lineup of the entries are the best in literature and history in the past decade.

Among them are famous scholars, authoritative elders, and some even say that Ichitaro Miyako, the undisputed leader of Japanese literary circles, is also considering writing.

May of the 20th year of Heisei was greeted by drifting raindrops, but the first two events were not as influential as the last one.

“Snake Man went out to sea, touring Europe with a team of Princeton academics to discuss the topic of reconstructing world literature.”

All of this can be attributed to the Western team's reconstruction of "The Tale of Genji". It has been more than half a month since Ryukawa Toru left Japan.

This is Gordes in southern France, a small town where you can see dreamy lavender.

The sunlight washes the stone buildings white, and countless fruit trees and green plants surround this small Provence town.

The blonde French woman read out the information in the newspaper word by word, and glanced furtively at the woman under the parasol next to her.

She was wearing a white linen dress and lying comfortably on the bench.

The sun occasionally shone through the golden gaps between the fruit trees, and the warm golden sunlight falling on the ends of her hair was not as dazzling as her appearance.

Her skin was an elegant cold white, and her facial expression was very calm and composed. She tapped the armrest of the rattan rocking chair from time to time, and her expression only changed when she said words like "snake husband", "Europe", and "France".

"Oh, France is such a romantic place. Is this your last stop in Princeton?"

Anne Erno read loudly that a team of Princeton academics would arrive at the Sorbonne University in France on June 13, which was tomorrow.

The theme of this exchange with the Sorbonne University is "The Co-emergence of World Literature and Comparative Literature", which also includes the issue of the reconstruction of classical literature.

"These Americans, why don't they stay in the East? They actually want to re-translate French classical literature."

In the field of world literature, whoever translates basically has the upper hand.

Take over the most authoritative institution of higher learning in the country, and then help the other party to re-translate in a semi-plundering manner.

It can be said that once she succeeds, she will lose the dominant position. Anne Erno moved closer to Takeda Maki.

"Zhenfei, do you think these people drank too much anise liquor?"

Aniseed liquor is a traditional drink in southern France, the woman said as she pointed at the young man’s position in the photo.

The young man stood among the Princeton academic team, and even when he smiled, he looked very indifferent.

The photo was taken in Ireland when he wrote a paper called "The Meaning of Pain and the Beauty of Pain", which can be said to point directly to the core of Irish literature.
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Rooted in ancient myths and folk tales, and constantly absorbing new cultural elements, Ireland has formed a literary tradition that is both lyrical and profound in storytelling.
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Whether it is the famine and colonial oppression in Irish history or the inner struggles in the writers' personal lives, Irish literature always presents an aesthetic of coexistence with suffering.
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In these works, pain and beauty are not opposing poles, but intertwined and symbiotic, deeply rooted in Ireland's historical, social and cultural context since Celtic times.
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The mission of literature is to reveal the most hidden corners of the human mind
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Irish literature was deeply influenced by colonial rule in the process of classic construction.
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It can be said to be a flower blooming in suffering.

His speech caused quite a stir in that small country at the time, but the Irish finally rejected Princeton University's request to re-translate "The Vicar of Wakefield".

A country's classical literature can be said to be its most precious treasure, and no one will easily hand over the translation rights.

"Annie."

The woman with tassel earrings gently took off her sunglasses and looked at her best friend who had been chasing her for a few days.

The communication route of Princeton University can be said to have been announced a long time ago. The reason why the other party has been whispering in his ears is simply because there is an additional person named Ryukawa Toru in it.

"Gordes is a good place to stay. I don't want to go back to Paris." The Sorbonne University is located in the romantic city of Paris, 690 kilometers away from Gordes in southern France.

The woman held up her face, as if she had completely forgotten about Longchuan Che.

"I still have a lot of things to do, including the printing of the Youth Trilogy and the publication of The End of the World."

The process for publishing books by Japanese authors on the international market is quite cumbersome.

Not only do you need to contact publishing houses in various places, but you also need to obtain review documents from institutions such as the Ministry of Education of each country.

The collision and exchange of different cultures is a very serious matter, and if we are not careful it will turn into one-sided cultural output.

"Can't you just handle your work on the computer?"

The blonde Frenchwoman raised an eyebrow.

"If I stay here any longer, I'll start to grow hair."

After returning to France in early May, the two spent only two days at the publishing house of the New French Review.

Because there was an old classmate in Paris who was a bitch, the two of them hid in Gordes in mid-May.

When I have nothing to do during the day, I deal with work, and at night I lie on the top of Stone Town and watch the stars.

Although life was pleasant, no one could stand it for more than a month.

"Oh~ Do you think that if he doesn't come to see you, you will lose face if you go to him?"

Anne Erno grabbed the mobile phone that the woman had placed on the table, but the communication interface with the three words "Longchuan Che" had not been pressed.

A woman will never be able to forget the first man she had sex with. The so-called calming down for a while will only make that cold phantom appear in front of her from time to time.

"I just pressed it accidentally."

Takeda Shinki blushed a little and took the phone back from the other person's hand.

In fact, she knew where the Princeton team was better than her friend, but a certain cold-hearted man never called her after arriving in Europe.

The executive lady gritted her teeth in anger. Under such circumstances, she would definitely not take the initiative to look for Longchuan Che.

"Some people find they can't forget the other person after they calm down, while others forget about the other person completely after they leave."

Anne Erno looked at the records of calls made and hung up on the woman's cell phone with a click of the tongue.

Every communication record shows the back of a woman in a trance beside the lavender, but it seems that someone does not appreciate it.

“Ne me quitte pas~ (If you leave)”.

Anne Erno sang a sad song in a teasing manner, and Takeda Shinki couldn't help but feel the veins on her forehead throbbing.

'ding ding ding'

The woman's cell phone rang.

(End of this chapter)