Double Bass
by J
About This Novel
"Perfume" is the debut work of author Juskind, one of the most popular one-act plays in the world, written for every soul living on an island in the city; a classic play of the Shanghai Dramatic Art Center. The novel describes the inner world of an unsuccessful double bass player in a band. The whole play is composed of monologues from beginning to end: I have a father who is an official and a mother who is a musician. I have not been loved by my parents since I was a child. My father wanted me to inherit his father's career and become an official, not an artist. I did the opposite and became a musician against my father's orders. In order to get back at my mother, I chose the ugliest, bulkiest and most inconspicuous instrument, the double bass. During my eighteen-year playing career, I have developed a mixed feeling of love and hate towards the double bass that I have been with day and night. I was eager to get rid of the strict and hierarchical order of the orchestra, but I was also afraid of the unknown prospects and was stuck in my ways. At the same time, I had a crush on Sara, the female singer in the band, but I was afraid of her and felt very painful... With keen insight and delicate writing, the author depicts the inner loneliness of a little person, as well as the loss and hopelessness of being ignored by the group.
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