Ballads and Drinkers

Regarding professions, I always feel that the most free one is the profession of artists. Famous artists make a lot of money, while artists with no money can do whatever they want at the bottom. In between these two are the pseudo-idealists. While they are unwilling to embrace valuable ideals or certain memories that are difficult to let go, they have to bow to the cruel reality of life. This novel and its characters are purely fictitious. Any similarity is purely coincidental and should not be imitated.