The Unbearable Self: Ryunosuke Akutagawa (ten Lectures by Famous Japanese Literary Masters 03)
by Yang Zhao
About This Novel
The standard-bearers of literature in the 20th century were also laggards of their respective eras. "Classic Reader" Yang Zhao's ten-lecture series on Japanese literary masters: Using literature, listen to their struggles and answers. Yang Zhao, the "classic reader" of this volume × Ryunosuke Akutagawa, "the ruthless writer who faces the world squarely": When a dream or expectation comes true, it may not always be a good thing, it may be a disaster. Ryunosuke Akutagawa is one of the most cosmopolitan among modern Japanese writers. From "Rashomon", which transcends tradition, to "Hell Transformation", which shows the magic of art, and crazy writing that is far away from daily life, such as "Kappa" and "Gear", reading his works is like being in the labyrinth of human nature, standing on the opposite side of the natural, to explore the chaos and confusion that neither reason nor sense can reach, but that modern life has to face and deal with. What he repeatedly shows in his works is how people who are deeply penetrated by "human feelings and principles" completely confuse the external and internal aspects of themselves. Many times people simply don't know what their true feelings and thoughts are, and what their performance is in line with the expectations of others in the outside world. Only in a few moments of sudden inspiration do people suddenly gain insight into the complex psychological operations of others, or suddenly understand their own subtle thoughts. And those moments of inspiration are what Akutagawa believes the novel should capture.
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