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

Chapter 351 General Manager's Cream Cake 8
Ryukawa Toru ended with these words.
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Later, I changed my sleeping position and new memories came to me.
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The course of the walls changed: I was lying in a room in Madame de Saint-Loup's country house.
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Oh my god! It's already at least 10 o'clock in the evening, and everyone at home must have finished dinner!
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Every evening, before I put on my dress and went to dinner, I would go for a walk with Madame de Saint-Loup and take a short nap when I came back. Today I slept too long.
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Many years have passed since we left Combray, where, when we were late returning from our walks, I would see the red glow of the setting sun reflected in the glass of my bedroom window.

This passage is written in an eccentric style, a classic example of stream-of-consciousness writing.

"Proust shows the subconscious and irrational elements of human beings in this passage. Compared with Joyce's static sketch, I prefer to call Proust's "Remembrance of Things Past" a pure stream of consciousness work."

Jane Joyce looked unhappy when Longchuan Che said this, but she couldn't find any reason to refute it.

"'Remembrance of Things Past' is a better stream-of-consciousness piece, but you were still referring to Mr. Joyce's 'Dubliners', weren't you?"

The short middle-aged man jumped out from somewhere and Long Chuan gave him a blank look.

“The narrative style in Dubliners is similar to Kafka’s cold simplicity. I chose Dubliners as a reference for other reasons.”

"other reasons?"

Part of the reason why James Joyce is admired is because he pioneered stream-of-consciousness writing, but now his pure stream-of-consciousness expression is not as good as Proust's, and his language style is not as good as the mentally ill Kafka's.

Many people looked at Longchuan Che and felt that he could not justify himself.

"Ms. Jane Joyce, I would like to speak to you alone."

Longchuan Che was too lazy to pay attention to Colm. What happened just now made Longchuan Che realize that this descendant of James Joyce had more say in the Frank Novel Prize at this time.

Others were standing while she was sitting. Just now, when Colm wanted to make trouble, she easily dealt with it.

"Let's talk alone?"

Joyce had no idea what to talk about with this man who was refutating his grandfather's literary status.

But I looked around.

“My time is valuable.”

"A pint of Guinness, please?"

"Smart thing to do."

The two reached an invitation in a relaxed tone.

As he walked toward the bar, Ryukawa Toru winked at Takeda Shinki.

Incompetent people are ignored, while talented people will not be easily rejected even if it makes others feel unhappy.

Takeda Maki felt that Ryuukawa Toru had completed the transformation of the Irish from ignoring to hostility.

"What did you talk about with Jane Joyce?"

No one heard the second half of the conversation except Ryukawa Tetsu and the salon host.

All we saw was the young man having a great time chatting with the granddaughter of James Joyce, and even the final bill for the drinks was paid by the chief judge of the Frank Award.

"What did you say?"

On the way back, Takeda Shinki asked this question curiously, and Ryukawa Toru held her hand and blinked.

The woman was very beautiful, her skin looking cool white in the dark.

They passed by a white-haired elderly couple, and Yeats's poems were still flowing in the candy-colored shops on the street.

"I said something that would have gotten me on the shortlist and even won me the Frank Fiction Prize."

From the beginning, Toru Ryukawa knew how difficult it was to win a Western literary award.

In the past 60 years, the group of people led by Master Hongping in China have won very few international awards.

"I made a deal with her."

Since they met, Ryukawa Toru no longer has many topics that he needs to hide from Takeda Maki.

The fusion of love and flesh brought the two of them an intimate relationship, and Longchuan Che mentioned it casually on the way back to the hotel.

"trade?"

Takeda Shinki was stunned for a moment, then looked Ryuukawa Toru up and down.

"What's that look in your eyes?"

"As far as I know Jane Joyce is not short of money."

There was a look of relief in Takeda Maki's eyes, a kind of relief that Ryukawa Toru didn't just lie there and wait to win the prize.

It is much more difficult for Oriental people to win awards abroad than at home.

"I'm glad that you can figure it out, but what can you give Joyce?" Joyce would definitely not look down on Longchuan Tetsu's few gifts. Looking at Longchuan Tetsu's handsome face, Takeda Maki's expression was a little ugly.

"What kind of thoughts do you have?"

Takeda Maki's expression was full of "erotic transactions are absolutely not allowed", and Ryukawa Toru's face turned dark and he told the truth.

"Joyce is in an awkward position today, and we've talked about that."

Ryukawa Toru was talking about the issue of Proust, Kafka and James Joyce's stream of consciousness that everyone in the bar was discussing.

“Joyce’s language style is not as good as Kafka’s, and his pure ideology is not as good as Proust’s.”

What Ryukawa Tetsu said is an existing opinion, which is also recognized by most people tonight.

"But Joyce is the best at using metaphorical concepts and the circle theory."

"Ring theory?"

Takeda Maki was at most a literature enthusiast, and her real literary knowledge was obviously not as good as that of liberal arts students.

“I chose Dubliners as a reference because Joyce used fifteen different stories to tell the same theme of loneliness during his writing.”

Is Joyce really as insignificant as Ryukawa Tetsu says? Obviously not.

This one of the four great Dublin writers is astonishing in its conception.

Although it was criticized for its language style and stream of consciousness and lost to later generations.

"But his technique of interweaving different stories and expressing a theme can be used as a reference in short story collections."

Ryuukawa Che talked to his girlfriend. In his opinion, it is impossible for every writer to be perfect.

Proust and Kafka both have their own strengths, but Joyce is not bad either.

"Then you return it?"

Ryukawa Toru had hardly said anything good about the great writer today, but now he is generous in praising him.

Considering the previous transaction, Takeda Shinki couldn't understand him anymore.

"Poets seek their beloved meanings in words, and I can find what I need from the vast ocean of literary perspectives."

"Joyce is certainly not as bad as I say, but I need Jane Joyce to realize the embarrassing situation of her grandfather."

"Joyce's works began to be replaced by others, and Jane Joyce was definitely the one who was most reluctant."

"Literary status is sometimes equated with social status, and if anyone wants Joyce's work to be replaced by someone else it is his descendants."

Ryukawa Toru said it simply, but Takeda Maki was becoming more and more surprised.

Ryukawa Toru chose the rebuttal point of view from the very beginning in order to prepare for the later stages.

Joyce's language style is not as good as Kafka's, and his pure stream of consciousness is not as good as Proust's.

However, Ryukawa Toru gave metaphorical feelings and the circle theory of "Dubliners".

"If I win the prize I will make the reference to Dubliners public, and Jane Joyce will want to go back a little bit on her grandfather's literary influence."

Some people are bribed with money, while writers are bribed with forming cliques and factions.

Ryukawa Toru cleaned up Takeda Maki bit by bit.

“She should have voted for me.”

From the moment he heard the name Jane Joyce, Longchuan Che had been weaving a dense web.

He wanted to use the advantages of literary comparison to win the most difficult vote for Jane Joyce.

The meticulousness of the other party's thoughts made Takeda Shinki a little frightened.

"good."

The woman smiled at Longchuan Che. As long as Longchuan Che could really implement Joyce's theory in his work, he would have a great chance of winning the prize.

"but…"

Takeda Shinki was very happy that she could win Joyce's vote, but she remembered the kick from the boy.

"Don't be so impulsive next time."

(End of this chapter)