In watermelon candy

In Watermelon Sugar

"In Watermelon Sugar, things happen over and over again, just like my life happens in Watermelon Sugar. I'm telling you this because I'm here and you're far away."
🍉Richard Brautigan, a cultural icon of the hippie generation, the "Hemingway of hippies", and a legendary post-Beat writer.
Haruki Murakami considers him his inspiration, stating, "The quiet, gentle, and humorous personal world he depicts is something no ordinary writer can emulate." Pulp frontman Jarvis Cocker is an avid reader of his and has written an introduction to a new edition of his novel.
Written in 1964 and first published in 1968, "In the Watermelon Sugar" is Brautigan's third novel. With its vibrant imagery and captivating imagination, it offers a wide range of interpretations and is considered a model text of postmodern literature. Many critics consider it Brautigan's next masterpiece, following "Trout Fishing in America."
🍉Donald Barthelme's translator and poet Wang Weiqing (pen name Shao Kuang)'s classic Chinese translation, newly revised and reprinted after a 20-year hiatus, completes the missing chapters of the previous edition. Author Zhu Yue recommends this with his passionate introduction.
📖Few facts about "In Watermelon Sugar":
🍉The cover of the first edition of this book in 1968 did not have the title, but was replaced by the first sentence of the novel (this sentence will appear as it is on the back cover of the simplified Chinese edition this time).
🍉This book has been solemnly paid tribute to by many emerging writers such as Ray Mongeau, Stephen Gaskin, Dean Koontz, Wally Lamb and others in their works.
🍉Bands and musicians such as Klaxons, Goodbye Kumiko, Deception, The Lovely Eggs, and TSIdiot have written songs of the same name to pay tribute to this book.
🍉British singer and actor Harry Styles' 2020 Billboard Hot 100 chart-topping single "Watermelon Sugar" was directly inspired by this book.
📖Several legends about "In Watermelon Candy":
🍉There are unconfirmed claims that the names of Apple products such as iPod, iPhone, and iPad were inspired by the name "iDeath", where the story in this book takes place.
🍉There is also an unconfirmed claim that the spatial setting of Haruki Murakami's novel "The End of the World and Hard-Boiled Wonderland" was directly inspired by this book.
📖Media/Writer Comments:
🍉Richard Brautigan is one of a kind. Perhaps when we are old, people will write about Brautigans, just as we write novels now. He created a new style, a new lens, something that we need, something that is enjoyable and right. - San Francisco Examiner and Chronicle
🍉In Watermelon Sugar is a mysterious, even otherworldly novel that defies simple description. — The New York Times Book Review
🍉"In Watermelon Sugar" is Brautigan's masterpiece. - Newsweek
🍉I first read "In Watermelon Candy" about twenty years ago, and I still remember the surprise I felt after opening the first page and reading a few lines. Over the years, I have returned to this slim book again and again, drawing inspiration and a sense of language from it. It has always held a mysterious attraction for me. - Zhu Yue

2021-09-01

人民文学出版社

99 Readers

156

9787020168699