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盛開的櫻花林下
收錄五篇日本「無賴派」文學代表大師——坂口安吾，代表性的怪談傑作。
〈盛開的櫻花林下〉〈閑山〉〈夜長姬與耳男〉〈禪僧〉〈紫大納言〉
〈盛開的櫻花林下〉〈閑山〉〈夜長姬與耳男〉〈禪僧〉〈紫大納言〉
- GenresJapanese Literature
224 pages, Paperback
Published February 13, 2015
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About the author
Ango Sakaguchi
616 books139 followersFrom Niigata, Sakaguchi (坂口安吾) was one of a group of young Japanese writers to rise to prominence in the years immediately following Japan's defeat in World War II. In 1946 he wrote his most famous essay, titled "Darakuron" ("On Decadence"), which examined the role of bushido during the war. It is widely argued that he saw postwar Japan as decadent, yet more truthful than a wartime Japan built on illusions like bushido.
Ango was born in 1906, and was the 12th child of 13. He was born in the middle of a Japan perpetually at war. His father was the president of the Niigata Shinbun (Newspaper), a politician, and a poet.
Ango wanted to be a writer at 16. He moved to Tokyo at 17, after hitting a teacher who caught him truanting. His father died from brain cancer the following year, leaving his family in massive debt. At 20, Ango taught for a year as a substitute teacher following secondary school. He became heavily involved in Buddhism and went to University to study Indian philosophy, graduating at the age of 25. Throughout his career as a student, Ango was very vocal in his opinions.
He wrote various works of literature after graduating, receiving praise from writers such as Makino Shin’ichi. His literary career started around the same time as Japan’s expansion into Manchuria. He met his wife to be, Yada Tsuseko, at 27. His mother died when he was 37, in the middle of World War II. He struggled for recognition as a writer for years before finally finding it with “A Personal View of Japanese Culture” in 1942, and again with “On Decadence” in 1946. That same year, the Emperor formally declared himself a human being, not a god. Ango had a child at 48 with his second wife, Kaji Michio. He died from a brain aneurysm at age 48 in 1955.
Ango was born in 1906, and was the 12th child of 13. He was born in the middle of a Japan perpetually at war. His father was the president of the Niigata Shinbun (Newspaper), a politician, and a poet.
Ango wanted to be a writer at 16. He moved to Tokyo at 17, after hitting a teacher who caught him truanting. His father died from brain cancer the following year, leaving his family in massive debt. At 20, Ango taught for a year as a substitute teacher following secondary school. He became heavily involved in Buddhism and went to University to study Indian philosophy, graduating at the age of 25. Throughout his career as a student, Ango was very vocal in his opinions.
He wrote various works of literature after graduating, receiving praise from writers such as Makino Shin’ichi. His literary career started around the same time as Japan’s expansion into Manchuria. He met his wife to be, Yada Tsuseko, at 27. His mother died when he was 37, in the middle of World War II. He struggled for recognition as a writer for years before finally finding it with “A Personal View of Japanese Culture” in 1942, and again with “On Decadence” in 1946. That same year, the Emperor formally declared himself a human being, not a god. Ango had a child at 48 with his second wife, Kaji Michio. He died from a brain aneurysm at age 48 in 1955.
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March 19, 2023
"Some time went by before he felt something inside himself, faintly warm. And this, he found, was his sadness. Little by little, he began to sense the swelling warmth, wrapped as it was in the coldness of the blossoms and emptiness."
October 21, 2022
《盛开的樱花林下》★★★★☆
善恶美丑，文明野蛮的难解难分
《禅僧》★★★★☆
野兽般的爱欲与空洞病态的内心
《夜长姬与耳男》★★★★☆
披着羊皮的狼，极致变态的美学
《闲山》★★★★☆
一心修佛的狸猫终究抵不过执念
《紫大纳言》★★★★☆
对美的追求化为一掬尘世的溪水
善恶美丑，文明野蛮的难解难分
《禅僧》★★★★☆
野兽般的爱欲与空洞病态的内心
《夜长姬与耳男》★★★★☆
披着羊皮的狼，极致变态的美学
《闲山》★★★★☆
一心修佛的狸猫终究抵不过执念
《紫大纳言》★★★★☆
对美的追求化为一掬尘世的溪水
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