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About This Novel
Toyotaro, a young man studying in Germany, met Alice, a dancer from a poor family, in Berlin. The two developed a pure love, but had to succumb to the oppression of feudal bureaucracy, which eventually led to tragedy. The novel is written in confessional style and is based on the author's experience in studying in Germany. It can be called a confession. As the founder of Japanese romantic literature, Mori Ogai, Natsume Soseki and Akutagawa Ryunosuke are known as the three major writers of modern Japanese literature. This book selects his most famous trilogy "The Dancer", "The Bubble" and "The Messenger", which he studied in Germany, as well as his representative novella "The Wild Geese". Whether it is describing the exotic life in Germany or the current situation of Japanese society full of feudal remnants, it all revolves around the contradiction between the individual and autocracy. The writing is beautiful and sad, which can be described as the history of modern people's spiritual transformation towards freedom and progress.
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