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Grasslands of a Thousand LeaguesAuthor: Miyoshi Tatsuji
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| Original Title | 艸千里 |
|---|---|
| Author | 三好 達治 |
| Genre | Modern Short Fiction |
| Author Type | Male Author |
| Summary | A solitary voice drifts through midnight stillness, weaving fragments of memory and nature into a tapestry of fleeting beauty. Amidst pine forests and sunlit glades, a cicada’s first cry heralds summer’s arrival—a fragile yet persistent echo of life’s transience. The narrator wanders landscapes steeped in nostalgia: hills dotted with wild camellias, mist-shrouded southern seas, and mountains where snow falls on autumn nights. Each scene whispers of seasons past—youth’s hopes scattered like paulownia petals, grief spilling like rain from a child’s eyes, and the weight of time etched into abandoned gardens. Yet within this melancholy lies quiet wonder: sunlight filtering through pines becomes a song, and a cast-off horse standing motionless in endless rain embodies solemn dignity. Through haiku-like vignettes, the prose dances between ephemeral moments and eternal questions, inviting readers to linger where “memory’s indigo shimmers” and every shadow holds a story untold. A meditation on impermanence, longing, and the fragile threads that bind us to earth’s fleeting grace. |
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