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About This Novel
"Chao Sao" is a masterpiece of youth literature by Mishima Yukio. It has been selected as a Chinese language textbook for middle schools designated by the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology of Japan. It is the first winning work of Xinchaoshe Literature Award. After Yukio Mishima traveled to Greece, he vowed to write a Japanese-style legendary love novel based on the excellent pastoral legendary love novel "Daphnis and Heroa" by Langos in ancient Greece to praise simple and sincere love. This is how the novel "Chao Sao" was born. Chao Sao, the sound of waves lapping at the shore, tells the story of a pure love story in the style of a fisherman's song that happened on Song Island. Shinji, an 18-year-old fisherman, met Hatsue, a beautiful girl who had just returned from overseas, and they fell in love at first sight. Later, we learned that Hatsue was the daughter of a wealthy family, Miyata Teruyoshi, who was fostered out of town. They fell in love unknowingly during their encounters, but they never transcended their moral norms. Anfu, a wealthy boy on the island, also likes Hatsue. Yasuo then spread rumors about Shinji and Hatsue on the island, which made Hatsue's father very angry and strictly prohibited the two from interacting with each other. Later, Hatsue's father entrusted the captain of his company's motorboat to take Shinji and Yasuo out to sea to assess their performance. The ship encountered danger when it returned. At the critical moment, Yasuo was greedy for life and feared death. Shinji stepped forward and risked his life to turn the situation around and save a ship owned by Hatsue's father. Shinji's performance won the approval and praise of Chujiang's father, and the couple finally got married. The author's description of youth improves the purity of love. The novel runs through the dominant ideas of natural beauty and human beauty, embedding the characters' lives, labor, thoughts, and emotions in the natural picture frame of the sea, creating a unique charm of natural beauty.
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Official(2)Scraped 22d ago
It's really pretty!
It is a love novel like a fairy tale. There are not many characters and the language is not gorgeous, but the feelings are sincere and pure. It perfectly outlines the unswerving love between young men and women. It also praises the simplicity and bravery of young people and the liveliness and innocence of young girls in simple and unpretentious language. This is the simplest and most refreshing love story I have ever read.
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Official(2)Scraped 22d ago
It's really pretty!
It is a love novel like a fairy tale. There are not many characters and the language is not gorgeous, but the feelings are sincere and pure. It perfectly outlines the unswerving love between young men and women. It also praises the simplicity and bravery of young people and the liveliness and innocence of young girls in simple and unpretentious language. This is the simplest and most refreshing love story I have ever read.
