Reborn Bao Guowei, I really didn’t want to be a great writer!

Chapter 489: Praise! This is the work that Japan needs!

Yasunari Kawabata has been creating continuously.

Last year he published a work in the Asahi Shimbun, "Asakusa Red Group", a work about the lives and destinies of people from different classes in the Asakusa area.

Influenced by left-wing ideas, Kawabata Yasunari began to pay more and more attention to the various experiences of the grassroots people in the general environment.

The work "Asakusa Red Bloc" is more in the style of reportage. When writing, Kawabata Yasunari strived to show the life and social outlook of the Asakusa area.

This naturally requires a large amount of textual material to support it.

Therefore, whenever Kawabata Yasunari wanted to create, he had to lock himself in the room.

While looking through the information collected from various friends.

On the other hand, he read a lot of books to support his own creation.

Of course, the book that Kawabata Yasunari read the most was "The Tale of Genji". Many of his creative inspirations came from the content of this book.

In a sense, The Tale of Genji is a guiding light for Yasunari Kawabata's creative career.

Even Yasunari Kawabata was willing to call him his "teacher".

Yasunari Kawabata has many versions of "The Tale of Genji", all of which are placed on a bookshelf for Kawabata to consult at any time.

However, these days, this bookshelf seems to be a little dusty.

It was late at night, and Yasunari Kawabata still couldn't fall asleep, so he simply got up from the tatami, sat at the desk and continued to create.

There are also beddings in the study, so Kawabata Yasunari is used to creating here, and he can sleep there whenever he is tired.

At this moment, he stared at the dim light in the room, lost in thought.

The dark circles under his eyes clearly showed that he hadn't gotten a good night's sleep in several days.

The sky outside the window was dark, as the sun was just beginning to rise.

I knelt in front of the desk for a long time.

Kawabata Yasunari finally sighed and put down the pen.

Obviously, a novelist does not always have endless inspiration.

At this time, it is very important to draw nourishment from other works as appropriate.

Yasunari Kawabata's eyes swept across the room. He knew all the books inside and their locations by heart.

But surprisingly, he did not go to the bookshelf of "The Tale of Genji" nor did he pick up other Japanese novels or books.

Instead, he picked up a manuscript at hand again.

"No Longer Human".

Through the help of Yuto Kurahara, Yasunari Kawabata finally got a handwritten copy of the novel yesterday.

That day, Kawabata Yasunari came to visit, and he obviously did not believe Bao Guowei's "new work".

But after reading the novel, he no longer had any doubts.

There is no doubt that this must be the work of Bao Bingwen!
Although the content of this novel is very different from Bao Bingwen's previous works, this kind of pessimistic "sad" style of literature is also very rare in Chinese literature.

But after reading several chapters, Kawabata Yasunari was almost certain that this was the work of Bao Guowei.

No one can write with such appeal better than him.

This is a very attractive novel, especially for a Japanese like Yasunari Kawabata.

In fact, compared with Bao Guowei’s previous works, the story structure of "No Longer Human" is very simple, and the tone is extremely dark.

It mainly tells the protagonist Ye Zang's self-narration of life. From childhood, adolescence and finally to youth, Ye Zang, with a desire for a better life, stepped into the abyss step by step under the oppression of society and class.

What shocked Kawabata Yasunari the most were the many psychological monologues of Yezo in "No Longer Human".

In fact, in previous novel writing, such long monologues were not allowed.

Because it often produces many bad effects, such as making the story bloated, appearing to be whining, destroying the narrative structure and so on.

However, in the work "No Longer Human", there is no such problem at all.

The protagonist Ye Zang's monologue is very clear and can arouse people's emotions.

Kawabata Yasunari was particularly influenced by this emotion, as he was a Japanese who shared the same feelings as Yezo, and was deeply involved in Yezo's life and hardships.

"Mr. Bingwen has written an incredible work. He wrote from the perspective of the Japanese, something the Japanese could never write, and it is an excellent work that thoroughly reflects the contradictions in Japanese society!"

From being indifferent at first to being amazed later.

Kawabata Yasunari read "No Longer Human", which has less than 100,000 words of content, for a whole night, and also discussed it with his good friend Koto Kurahara for a whole night.

When the sun shone into the study, Kawabata Yasunari reluctantly returned the work to the other party.

I couldn't help but sigh and say: "This is a shocking work, I am honored to see its birth.

I didn't expect that Mr. Bingwen has such a deep understanding of our country Japan.

If I have time, I will definitely study it carefully."

Knowing that this work was also the favorite of his good friend Yuto Kawahara, Kawabata Yasunari still did not ask for it even though he wanted it very much.

Seeing the other party's shock, even though he had been up all night, Kurana Yoshito was still in high spirits.

He smiled and said, "I am very happy to see that Kawabata-kun also likes this work."

Kawabata Yasunari said seriously: "No one can dislike this work. It is a work that can really arouse people's emotions and is thought-provoking.

I don’t understand why Bingwen-kun didn’t publish it officially so that more people could read it, but instead spread it in this way.”

After reading this work in depth, Kawabata Yasunari deeply felt the dark and heavy parts of the novel.

In the past, there were no boring parts in the works that Yasunari Kawabata had seen.

But there has never been a work like "No Longer Human" that makes people feel suffocated.

even.
Yasunari Kawabata thought that if there were people who were not strong enough in their hearts, they would happen to see this work and resonate with it.

I'm afraid you will lose hope in life?

In the end, just like Yezo in the novel, he ended his life to fight against this unchangeable life.

"Maybe Bingwen Jun has his reasons? Is he afraid that it will cause a bad influence?"

Kurana Yoshito thought about it briefly and replied.

He then commented on the content.

"This is indeed different from Bingwen Jun's previous works." Kurara Yuto nodded again and said, "I have read his "To Live" or "The Old Man and the Sea" before. Tragedy is also one of the contents of their stories, but it is still positive after all.

But in this work, everything fell into complete tragedy.

This extreme sorrow is in line with our culture.

After all, who doesn’t want to be like a cherry blossom, passing away in the splendor of life? Even if it’s short-lived, it’s worth it, right? "

In fact, I don’t know whether it is a cultural reason or a characteristic buried in our genes for thousands of years.

In this island nation, many people have had thoughts of ending their lives to some extent.

Not to mention the group of novelists, who are more sensitive and emotional than ordinary people, and their thoughts on life and death are also more profound.

Therefore, among the island nation's novelists, ending one's life becomes so easy.

"That's why outstanding people, from Akutagawa Ryunosuke to Arishima Takeo, would end their own lives, right?

Perhaps, like Yezo, they see the darkness and oppression of Japanese society but are powerless to change it.

It’s a really sad thing.”

Kawabata Yasunari sighed with sadness in his eyes.

He is a very perceptive person and also very empathetic, which also makes him sensitive.

"Kawabata-kun, you wouldn't..."

Kurara Yoshito couldn't help but feel a little worried. He was afraid that under the influence of this work, Kawabata Yasunari would also have thoughts of committing suicide.

Now it seems that this is very likely.

"Don't worry," Kawabata said with a smile. "I don't think I will die before I finish what I want to do."

"Whoo~"

Kurana Yoshito finally put his worries aside.

On the one hand, he worked hard to spread the work.

On the other hand, in the process of spreading "Amway", he also has to do part-time psychological counseling.

After all, for the sensitive group of novelists, the impact of this work is really too great.

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It's hard to resist.

However, the results are encouraging.

Due to the excellence of the work itself, Kawahara Yoshito can feel Kawabata Yasunari's resentment towards the darkness of society and his inclination towards left-wing ideas.

And this tendency is exactly the effect that Yuto Kurahara has always wanted.

Seeing the warm sunshine hanging high in the sky, Kuranghara Yuto couldn't help but stand up and prepare to leave.

After discussing for a whole night, both of them felt their throats were dry and sore, and they were exhausted both physically and mentally.

Yuto Kuranghara decided to go back and have a good sleep before looking for his next target.

Before leaving, he said to Yasunari Kawabata with a smile.

"Kawabata-kun, you don't have to send me any more. I will send the handwritten copy of this novel to your house in a few days for you to study carefully."

Hearing these words, Kawabata Yasunari's eyes immediately lit up, and he bowed slightly and expressed his gratitude.

"If that's the case, I'm definitely grateful!"

After Kuraohara Yoshito left Kawabata Yasunari's house, he looked back at the room and saw the worried expression on the other person's face.

Then he knew.

At this moment, the other party, who was originally unwilling to participate in politics, has gradually begun to turn red.

Yasunari Kawabata was a delicate and sensitive person, and he had no resistance to the emotional expression of "No Longer Human".

A few days later, Kawabata Yasunari stared at the manuscript in his hand in a daze, without making a sound for a long time, as if opening this novel was an extremely courageous thing to do.

Finally, he slowly turned to the first page of "No Longer Human" with tiredness.

This is the third time he has watched this work.

Unlike the later generations who swallowed online literature in a hurry, for novelists and readers of this era.

It is far from enough to read a good book once. You must read it multiple times and not miss any details, so that you can truly appreciate the connotation of excellent works.

But even though it was not his first time reading the work, Kawabata Yasunari was still affected by the darkness in the work.

His face became a little distorted, and his eyes were filled with tears. He didn't want to destroy the manuscript, but grabbed the corner of the desk.

Even the fingers turned white from scratching.

Yasunari Kawabata looked at the gray sky and couldn't help but sigh.

"Is this really the only way to be a human being?"

This is from "No Longer Human", where Yezo's cry about society and life.

The transmission of emotions is completely concrete at this moment.

At some point, Kawabata Yasunari picked up pen and paper again.

However, he did not continue to write the serialized version of "Asakusa Red Group".

Given his current state, if he continues to write "Asakusa Red Ball", I wonder what strange things he will come up with.

Yasunari Kawabata took out the letter paper and began to write on it quickly with his fountain pen.

He will write letters to his friends to share with them this excellent work that should not be missed.

Riichi Yokomitsu, Koji Uno, Kazuro Hiratsu.
These are all writers and novelists who were on good terms with Kawabata Yasunari and had considerable reputations in the Japanese literary world.

Yasunari Kawabata's pen never stopped moving, and he wrote on the letter paper with excitement, recommending the work "No Longer Human" to his close friends.

There was no need for anyone else to commission him. After reading this work, Kawabata Yasunari was determined to do it.

We must assist it and help it spread to every corner of Japan.

Let all Japanese see the analysis of human nature and the dark side of society in the work.

Yasunari Kawabata did not think that this work would bring any negative impact.

On the contrary, he feels that the backlash and side effects of harsh criticism are foreseeable.

But this is just like bitter medicine. If you don’t taste the bitterness, how can you cure the disease?

Severe criticism

This is the beginning of progress!
Yasunari Kawabata abandoned his previous prejudices and made changes for the first time!

Zang Yuan Weiren.

Yasunari Kawabata.

Nosaka Sanzo.

These influential figures in the Japanese literary world today, after receiving "No Longer Human", all chose to spread it.

Relying on the connections of these three people, and through word of mouth and letter transmission, "No Longer Human" spread wildly in Japan like a virus.

Moreover, Japanese writers have always held a belief in reading this work.

Out of respect for the original authors, they did not use printing technology, but instead adopted the ancient method of dissemination through handwritten manuscripts.

This makes reading "No Longer Human" have a special sense of ritual.

Gradually, people seem to have formed a tacit understanding.

That is, the novelists who can read "No Longer Human" are all well-known figures in the circle.

On the contrary, if you have not seen this work, it means that your influence and connections in the circle are too low, so that no one can introduce it to you.

In particular, thanks to the efforts of left-wing groups, more and more people are seeing this work.

This viral spread was slow at first, but then it became faster and faster.

Last year, the famous novelist Dazai Osamu finally entered the French Literature Department of Tokyo Imperial University to study.

But at the beginning of the year he was expelled because he could not pay the tuition.

After graduating from school, he lived with his girlfriend Hatsuyo Oyama and became obsessed with haiku.

At the same time, Dazai Osamu also began to get involved in some left-wing movements.

At that time, this was something that almost all college students and literary workers were bound to come into contact with.

Dazai Osamu has been passionate about literary creation since he was a child and has connections with many left-wing writers.

Inevitably, Dazai Osamu also got a handwritten copy of "No Longer Human".

(End of this chapter)