snow swamp

Yukinuma Toto no Zhoubei

The pleasure of a novel is not just about enjoying the plot
#Japanese pure literature king writer##Kawabata Yasunari Literary Award & Tanizaki Junichiro Award & Kiyama Teppei Literary Award winning works##First translation#
Snow Marsh is a fictional place that has been forgotten by the times, quiet and unique in style. It is a secret place that cannot exist in today's society.
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* Kotaro Isaka praised his work as "a reading experience like listening to music." Japanese critics have hailed Toshiyuki Horie as a "king of pure literature," and his works as "classics that will endure for fifty years or more," even being included in the Japanese National College Entrance Examination.
* Adopting the original elegant cover, the Japanese aesthetic is restored one-to-one; the cover wood art is the work of Ryuji Mitani - the master of wood art and the master of literature have joined forces to enhance the quality
* Specially made 64-mo paperback edition, lightweight and portable; the cover is covered with matte film, wear-resistant and feels first-class; the inner paper is both smooth and flexible, soft and easy to unfold; an exquisite special-shaped bookmark is included with the book, so you can enjoy the leisure of reading together————————————————————————
There is a place called "Snow Marsh"
Mt. Gongen stands nearby, the Ona River flows quietly. A bowling alley with little business, a cooking class with limited-time classes, a small record store, a cardboard box factory, a home-style restaurant...
Old objects with a strong sense of age accompany people who are deeply attached to old things...
The oil lamp is about to be lit, illuminating the ordinary years; the paper kite rises in the young boy's sky, and scenes of human tragedies and comedies drift away in the wind.
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Reading Horie's works is like listening to music; the words seep into every corner of your body before they're even analyzed by your mind, bringing a sense of peace to your heart. Horie's works have taught me that the joy of fiction lies far beyond simply enjoying the plot.
—[Japanese] Isaka Kotaro The place called Snow Pond doesn't exist. From the Japanese perspective on nature, it's an impossible place name. Knowing this, yet still naming it Snow Pond is a product of the author's creativity. It's a happy, secret place that couldn't possibly exist in Japan today.
——[Japanese] Natsuki Ikezawa (In terms of writing style,) Toshiyuki Horie and Haruki Murakami have something in common.
—Shi Xiaowei: Horie Toshiyuki inherits traditional Japanese aesthetic tendencies and methods of expression while also incorporating a modern consciousness into his work. Critics say his work will endure for 50 years, but I think it could last even longer.
——Lu Qiushi

2022-03-01

湖南文艺出版社

272

9787572603785