Pathway to Japanese Literature
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| Original Title | 雲母集 |
|---|---|
| Author | 北原 白秋 |
| Genre | Modern Short Fiction |
| Author Type | Male Author |
| Summary | Amidst the shimmering coasts and mist-clad mountains of early 20th-century Japan, a solitary wanderer navigates a world where nature pulses with luminous mystery. Fragmented vignettes weave a tapestry of fire-lit mica stones, crows haunting desolate shores, and roses radiating defiant light beneath crushing boulders. The sea breathes with hidden life—turtles surfacing at noon, squid writhing in midnight depths—while human existence flickers between fleeting joy and unrelenting melancholy. A self-imposed exile unfolds through coastal villages and sun-scorched fields, where teapots commune silently with bowls, pigs snore like thunder, and Mount Fuji’s sacred silhouette anchors a drifting soul. Blurring dream and reality, each moment—a diver’s shadow vanishing into abyssal blue, irises wilting under summer’s weight—becomes an act of devotion to life’s fragile beauty. Lyrical and surreal, this meditative journey invites readers into a realm where light fractures loneliness, and every ripple holds unspoken longing. |
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