Japanese Style Painting: Tongue-cut Bird
by G
About This Novel
This is a fable full of irony, with humorous language and a brisk narrative rhythm. Through these three simple characters, "Japan's best loser", a vulgar and greedy old woman, and a little sparrow whose tongue was pulled out, a kaleidoscope-like fairy tale world is firmly constructed, and the traditional values of "good and evil will be rewarded in the end" and "greedy and greedy" are presented in a unique and vivid way. If you have seen enough of the so-called great truths, you might as well read the fables told by Osamu Dazai, uncover layers of fairy tales, and explore the rules of the world.
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Everyone who understands the title of the book is an unfortunate person
If the story ends before the little sparrow appears, it will be a vulgar but thorough hermit story; if the story ends when the old man keeps looking for the little sparrow in the snow but can never find it, it will become a sad, cruel and even philosophical story; if the story ends near the end when the old man enters the official career and becomes the prime minister, this will be the most ordinary story without any creativity; if the story happens to end with the sentence the old man said, this will be a story that I can't understand. Personally, I prefer to find the little sparrow. The old man searches and calls for little sparrows in the bamboo forest every day, even if the sky is filled with heavy snow; and the other protagonist, the little sparrow, may be dead, after all, she has lost her tongue; or she may still be alive, after all, this is not a replica of reality... Whether the sparrow is alive, and whether the old man can finally find the sparrow, this uncertainty is actually the most charming, like the ending of "Border Town". But the story went in an increasingly fantasy direction, and the old man's wry smile at the end made me even more unsure whether the ending was satisfactory or not. The story is overall very good. It would have been better if it ended at the second point I mentioned above (of course it's just my personal opinion). However, I don't recommend reading it because Osamu Dazai will tell us how he will use a paragraph to make the story suddenly change. It is so cruel that it makes people want to curse through the screen. (People who like small animals should definitely not read this.) Everyone who understands the title of the book is an unfortunate person. -------------------------------------------------------- I originally wanted to give it five stars, but I deducted one star mainly because I felt that the later direction of the story became very tacky and blunt (as if the direction and ending were deliberately arranged to achieve this meaning). "Perhaps the reason why he is the prime minister is because his sincere affection for that little sparrow was rewarded." The little sparrow pulled out his tongue. The pain originated from the old man, but because the old man went to find her, she completely forgave him and helped him, and the story line collapsed; the old man looked at everything indifferently in the early stage, and had a thorough understanding of people's hypocrisy and fame and fortune in the world. There was wisdom in the ordinary that others could not match. Later, when he became an official, his character also collapsed (or changed). It may also be that I didn't understand something, and there is a problem with my understanding of the whole article. I'll read it again when I have a chance.
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Official(1)Scraped 5d ago
Everyone who understands the title of the book is an unfortunate person
If the story ends before the little sparrow appears, it will be a vulgar but thorough hermit story; if the story ends when the old man keeps looking for the little sparrow in the snow but can never find it, it will become a sad, cruel and even philosophical story; if the story ends near the end when the old man enters the official career and becomes the prime minister, this will be the most ordinary story without any creativity; if the story happens to end with the sentence the old man said, this will be a story that I can't understand. Personally, I prefer to find the little sparrow. The old man searches and calls for little sparrows in the bamboo forest every day, even if the sky is filled with heavy snow; and the other protagonist, the little sparrow, may be dead, after all, she has lost her tongue; or she may still be alive, after all, this is not a replica of reality... Whether the sparrow is alive, and whether the old man can finally find the sparrow, this uncertainty is actually the most charming, like the ending of "Border Town". But the story went in an increasingly fantasy direction, and the old man's wry smile at the end made me even more unsure whether the ending was satisfactory or not. The story is overall very good. It would have been better if it ended at the second point I mentioned above (of course it's just my personal opinion). However, I don't recommend reading it because Osamu Dazai will tell us how he will use a paragraph to make the story suddenly change. It is so cruel that it makes people want to curse through the screen. (People who like small animals should definitely not read this.) Everyone who understands the title of the book is an unfortunate person. -------------------------------------------------------- I originally wanted to give it five stars, but I deducted one star mainly because I felt that the later direction of the story became very tacky and blunt (as if the direction and ending were deliberately arranged to achieve this meaning). "Perhaps the reason why he is the prime minister is because his sincere affection for that little sparrow was rewarded." The little sparrow pulled out his tongue. The pain originated from the old man, but because the old man went to find her, she completely forgave him and helped him, and the story line collapsed; the old man looked at everything indifferently in the early stage, and had a thorough understanding of people's hypocrisy and fame and fortune in the world. There was wisdom in the ordinary that others could not match. Later, when he became an official, his character also collapsed (or changed). It may also be that I didn't understand something, and there is a problem with my understanding of the whole article. I'll read it again when I have a chance.
