Dazai Osamu: "I wanted to make the book "Okagakuji" into a plaything so that those who are struggling to survive difficult times can get a moment of comfort in their busy schedules. Therefore, although I have been in poor health recently and have a low fever, I still have to take advantage of my spare time while attending to business and dealing with the aftermath of the disaster at home. I have accumulated a little and persisted in writing it down bit by bit...
The original plan was to follow the order of "Picking Sarcoma", "Urashima Taro", "Crackling Mountain", and then "Momotaro" and "Tongue Puller", and the book "Ogakashi" would be over... But , after I finished writing "Crackling Crackle Mountain" and was about to start writing my "Momotaro", a wave of lazy fatigue suddenly came over me: let the story of Momotaro continue to be passed down in that simple form...
I am a story writer with extremely poor imagination. If I had not experienced something myself, I would not be able to write a line or even a word. Therefore, even if I want to write the story of Momotaro, I will not write him as an absolutely strong man who only wins and never loses. My Momotaro is probably a guy who has been crying since he was a child. He is weak and very shy. He is basically a loser. However, when he encountered the extremely vicious ugly demons that harmed people's hearts and drove them into the hell of endless despair, fear and resentment, even though he was single and weak, he did not want to let it go. So he got angry, packed his rice dumplings, and resolutely rushed to the lair of the demons and ghosts...
I immediately made an adjustment and decided to write the story "Tongue Puller" immediately after "Crackling Cracking Mountain", and to end the book "Oga Papyrus" with this story. "
This edition has been translated from the complete version of "The Complete Works of Osamu Dazai·Oga Papyri" by Zhumo Shobo without any abridgements. Mr. Xu Jianxiong, the translator of many works by Natsume Soseki, Kawabata Yasunari, Mori Ogai, Higashino Keigo, Miyabe Miyuki, and Matsumoto Seicho, has refined the translation and annotated it.
Reader comments
The tongue-plucking bird didn't understand [eating melon]
This book is like a treasure box full of amazing stories! The author uses his imagination and talent to make every story vivid and interesting. I especially like the cute characters in the book. Their adventures and growth made me feel courage and warmth. This is not only a book, but also an adventure full of surprises. I recommend everyone to read it and enter this magical world together!
The tongue-plucking bird didn't understand [eating melon]
This book is like a treasure box full of amazing stories! The author uses his imagination and talent to make every story vivid and interesting. I especially like the cute characters in the book. Their adventures and growth made me feel courage and warmth. This is not only a book, but also an adventure full of surprises. I recommend everyone to read it and enter this magical world together!
Very interesting little story
Very interesting story