I Will Go Alone
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It sold more than 500,000 copies within 2 months of publication and was the winner of the 158th Akutagawa Prize. The book that is hotly discussed by all media in Japan is a landmark work that marks the birth of Japan's "Xuan Dong Literature". Once it was published, it appeared on Japan's Amazon bestseller list and created a Japanese book sales miracle. This elderly literary newcomer who has astonished the Japanese literary world uses this book to testify that it is never too late to start life. The author Chisako Wakatake lived alone and had conversations with herself in her twilight years. She debuted with this autobiographical work at the age of 63, making her the oldest new literary figure in Japan. The "Tokyo Women's Illustrated Book" by an alternative elderly person humorously writes about the brave soul in the old age. The charming "older" heroine Tao Zi tells us about her calmness after the storms of life, letting us understand that even when we are old, we can fight, take risks, and be fearless. From taking on social and family roles step by step, to living for yourself, it is written for everyone who wants to be reborn in loneliness. This is a spiritual murmur of living toward death, a lonely man's farewell and departure, a woman's awakening and rebirth, and also the true second half of each of us: facing a hometown that cannot be returned, and relatives and loved ones that cannot be returned, should we endure or start over? The film adaptation will be released in 2020, directed by Shuichi Okita, the director of "Yokomichi Seinosuke" and "Antarctic Cooker", with actors Yuko Tanaka and Yu Aoi starring as the heroine's old age and youth.
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