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

Chapter 323: The wonderful chemical reaction between Takeda Princess and Imamura Natsuko
Takeda Shinki wants to use her own resources to create a famous writer. This is the way of thinking of a businessman, but Patrick does not quite agree with it.

He put down the two novels and pushed them back silently.

"I don't mean to blame you. Everyone has their own ideas."

Most literary awards in Europe are judged this way, with authoritative figures recommending a long list and the jury selecting a short list.

No one can control the final list of winners, but Patrick said:

"The recommender needs to write a detailed recommendation report on the recommended work. I can't make any promises to you before I have seen his works."

Some people are moved by money, while others devote themselves to their passion.

Businessmen have their own way of thinking, and literati have their own way of thinking.

Patrick sat there with his hands crossed, not showing any sign of being moved or insulted by the businessman's money.

The other party refused without hesitation, and Takeda Shinki raised her eyebrows in surprise.

There are actually thousands of entries on the long list, and some people don't mind writing an extra recommendation report.

There seemed to be some problems with the recommendation for the Booker Prize, but fortunately the other party did not seem angry.

Many literary creators are arrogant and proud. Takeda Maki said that there is a manuscript in the hands of Ryukawa Toru.

She came to see Patrick partly to insure her Booker Prize recommendation, and partly to catch her boyfriend who talked a lot about trains.

Patrick was stunned for a moment, but still picked up his phone and sent a message to Natsuko Imamura, who had originally made an appointment with him.

"Can I see it?"

I just returned the work because I was refusing the other party's monetary transaction, but now I am doing it purely out of curiosity.

"Kafka on the Shore".

This work with the same name as the Czech writer attracted Patrick's attention.

"As you please."

He held his chin and looked out the window.

The two were in a farm in Shiwu Village.

The architectural style here is the same as that of Gold on the mountain, but the entrance is on flat ground.

The lavender fields in the distance were rippling with blue and purple waves, and the leaves of the apple trees at the door were swaying quietly.

"What do you think?"

When Takeda Shinki turned around, she found that the other party was looking at her very seriously.

"Kafka on the Shore" tells the story of a fifteen-year-old runaway boy and his experiences with a man named Satoshi Nakata.

Two protagonists, two narrative lines.

It’s somewhat similar to the narrative style of “At World’s End and Hard-Boiled Wonderland.”

"It is a classic work of magical realism. Its external structure is the mythical narrative of Oedipus who "killed his father and married his mother", and its internal space is a cross-section of the growth history of a teenager."

The story of "Kafka on the Shore" is not very strong. It is somewhat like a literary work that wants to say something.

Kafka chose to flee in order to escape the Oedipal prophecy that his father would kill his father and marry his mother.

Ryukawa Toru uses a somewhat absurd and bizarre experience to tell the story of a young boy's self-rescue.

The core of magical realism is to perfect the author's thoughts through various metaphorical spaces.

"The first storyline is about the young Kafka Tamura, who was abandoned by his mother when he was young and cursed by his father to kill his father and rape his mother. At the age of fifteen, he ran away from home to escape the curse. Later, his father was killed, and everything seemed destined. He was escaping and pursuing the truth of the facts. In the end, he returned to real life and lived bravely.

"The other storyline of the novel is about the former mentally retarded Nakata who was lost in an accident. He can't read, doesn't understand anything around him, and can talk to cats. He lives a simple life with an empty body. The two stories merge when Nakata kills Kafka's father. Fatefully, Nakata takes on the mission of turning the tide, and eventually dies peacefully in his sleep, becoming the ordinary Tanaka he longed for the most."

Patrick watched with great interest, but Takeda Shinki was not interested.

Kafka's novel can be classified as fantasy realism literature. Takeda Maki watched Patrick finish reading it and put the words "world fantasy literature" on a sticky note.

"If anyone is interested in the World Fantasy Award, I can help." The World Fantasy Award is a literary award in the fantasy literature community. It is nominated by the World Fantasy Association and held annually to reward people who have made outstanding contributions to the fantasy field.

This award is not very well-known, but the other party's initiative to help made Takeda Shinki stunned.

Patrick said nothing and picked up "Blind Willow and Sleeping Girl" to read again.

I can help, but the work should speak for itself.

Seeing the old man's attitude, Takeda Shinki raised her eyebrows and found it somewhat amusing.

No matter in which field, there are always some people who are not affected by external factors and focus on doing their own things.

These people may not necessarily be successful, but they are worthy of our respect.

"You should have met Longchuan Tetsu, what do you think of him?"

Takeda Maki suddenly became curious about how her boyfriend looked in the eyes of this old man in front of her who was known to be serious and old-fashioned. Orientals and Westerners have different perspectives on things.

"The author of this book? Actually, I've heard of him before."

To Takeda Shinki's surprise, Patrick had actually heard of Ryuukawa Toru.

"He has never been to France, even"

Takeda Shinki was surprised, Ryukawa Toru was only famous in Japan.

"Snow Country, is that the name? Someone shared it with me."

"Snow Country" is a novel with a strong Japanese style. Patrick uttered a name that Takeda Shinki would never dare to think of.

"In fact, he prefers this typical Western literary style. I think he should focus on classical Eastern literary creation."

Patrick looked at "Blind Willow and Sleeping Girl" with a look of surprise, but not too excited.

He has won the Prix Goncourt and is an outstanding figure in France.

If nothing unexpected happens, he will most likely win the next Nobel Prize in Literature.

“Our national Albert Camus said, ‘Do not walk behind us, for we may not lead; do not walk before us, for we may not follow; walk beside us and be my friend.’”

Patrick put the two works back, his tone very serious.

“Writers are the mouthpieces of an era. If you don’t want to be filled with polemicism in Western countries thousands of years later.”

Takeda Maki felt that today was lucky because the old man was willing to help.

But what the other party said made her think again.

The magical realism style of Kafka borrows the metaphorical space of Sleeping Beauty in Blind Willow and Sleeping Girl.

Will Ryukawa Toru become a typical representative of Westernization or a traditional Eastern writer?

Takeda Shinki didn't know.

"Thanks"

The woman wanted to say thank you because there were few people like Patrick who were willing to have an objective chat.

Every place has its own literary masters who ensure the culture of their own region.

"I can.."

Before Takeda Maki could finish her words, she heard her boyfriend's voice in her ears.

He took a wreath that came from nowhere and put it on the head of the girl next to him.

"So beautiful, can you dress like this when we get married?"

Longchuan was so frivolous and unruly that Takeda Maki's face turned black.

(End of this chapter)