Dark Sakura: a Collection of Higuchi Kazuyo's Classic Works
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"I was born into this world to soothe the pain and disappointment of women in the world." This book is a selection of short stories by the Japanese Meiji era female writer Higuchi Kazuyo, including 11 of her most outstanding works. Higuchi Ichiyo wrote in classical Chinese, and his style imitated Ihara Saizuru's eclectic style. Kazuyo lived a poor life and his life was fleeting, but with the energy he burned out in his short life, he became an important writer who opened up the scope of Meiji novels. Although her works mostly describe the turbulence and tragedy of women in the times, her writing is not weak, but full of tenacity and sober lamentation that sees through the world. She observes the characters of the times with empathy from the bottom, and is keenly aware of the completely different outcomes of people from different classes in a changing world. The protagonists of these works include craftsmen who have been abandoned by the times, maids who steal money for their families, and ordinary girls who have lost their love. Most of their lives are tragedies, but they all accept their fate with tenacity and end with a touch of sadness.
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