Spring Birds: a Collection of Kunikida Doppo's Classic Works
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"In the final analysis, it is because I have never been able to understand life, and the lofty ambition weighed on me, making me extremely depressed." This book is a masterpiece of short stories by Kunikida Doppo, the pioneer of Japanese naturalistic literature, and includes 14 works including "Musashino", "Mr. Tomioka" and "The Sorrow of Painting". Kunikida's life was only thirty-seven years, and he wrote dozens of short stories and a large number of poems. He did not achieve worldly success for most of his lifetime, but he contracted tuberculosis and died hastily when his collection of novels "Destiny" had just begun to receive a lot of critical acclaim. Kunikida's regrets and images of ideals that are ultimately unfulfilled also permeate his works. In a changing era, the protagonist who cannot obtain anything can only "walk alone" in the mountains and forests, leaving himself in the rich nature on the outskirts of the city. This in turn has made Kunikida's vivid and unique style. After hundreds of years, his works still make people feel fresh and free when reading, conveying frankness in loneliness. In an era of rapid changes and abundant opportunities, Kunikida passively and actively kept a distance from the lively world, like a frustrated hermit and a wise philosopher. His changes in mentality facing the transitional era can still bring infinite resonance today.
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