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An urban emotional novel that explores the nature of love and the relationship inside and outside marriage. The masterpiece of Japanese "national writer" Junichi Watanabe's novels. Once the book came out, it sparked heated discussions in Japanese society and even became a social phenomenon. It has been adapted into popular TV series and movies. Marriage is first come, first served, but love often comes late. A frustrated husband in the workplace and a woman trapped in a loveless marriage met at the midpoint of their respective marriages, recognizing and falling in love with each other's true form and life. They indulged in love and passion, indulged in pleasure under ethical pressure but couldn't stop, and finally fixed their love in a happy moment. In "Paradise Lost", love is just a coat, love is the foundation. The author uses compassionate writing to provide an outlet and an imagination space for the secret desires that are difficult to realize in the hearts of men and women. A literary masterpiece that fully embodies the Japanese aesthetics of mourning, and a passionate translation that makes Lin Shaohua feel "unsafe".

The book is a collection of essays written by the author in the "Weekly Modern" column from 1993 to 1994. The content brings together the author's thoughts on Japanese politics, economy, society, education, medical care, marriage and love status, and other aspects. With sharp vision, novel perspective, popular language and fluent translation, it leads readers to experience the joys, sorrows and joys of life, and appreciate the colorful world. From it, they can gain a glimpse of the real state of Japanese society and ideological trends in the 1990s.

How to have a love without breaking up? It starts with getting to know each other. Junichi Watanabe's Gender Cognition Series analyzes the physiological differences between men and women when facing cold, pain, and food, as well as their differences in expression, communication, and mobility. If you love him (her), understand him (her).

The famous Japanese literary master Junichi Watanabe's most emotional and rational insights on love, life and self. After analyzing every detail of life, I discovered that life is such a wonderful polyhedron. Warm and humorous words and forward-looking thinking provide you with more "ideological outlets" for you when you are lost in life...

Junichi Watanabe has had an infinite longing for Kyoto since he was a boy. After becoming a writer, he hoped to use this land immersed in traditional Japanese culture as the stage for his novels. So he compared his hometown of Hokkaido with simple folk customs, Tokyo, which is quite modern, and Kyoto, showing Kyoto's unique cultural atmosphere and humanistic customs. This fresh and timeless essay about living in Kyoto not only shows readers the unique charm of Kyoto, but also expresses the author's deep feelings about Kyoto.

The latest full-length love novel by the famous contemporary Japanese writer Junichi Watanabe was serialized for one year in Japan's "Reading News" in 2004. It reflects the real world of modern mental health care in detail and deeply explores the hidden heart of a beautiful doctor. Kengo Kitaki, a nurse at the mental hospital, has always been deeply in love with the beautiful and noble female director Dr. Himiko. Just as the relationship between the two is getting better, Dr. Himiko's sometimes strange words and deeds and the incredible treatment of the two patients have made Kitaki more and more confused... Dr. Himiko is young and beautiful, has superb medical skills, and is the director of two psychiatric hospitals. However, because he was sexually assaulted by his father when he was a child, and he also had an Electra complex, his personality and character have been split and abnormal as an adult. This abnormality not only led to her abnormal love, but also ultimately ruined her reputation and committed suicide.

The elderly apartment located in Ginza, Tokyo, was built by the operator, Kurusu, with the desire to allow the elderly who are no longer bound by work and worldly life to live happily, casually and enjoy life. In the apartment filled with a free and relaxed atmosphere, the established concept of "aging" was completely broken. Revolving around the "love" and "sex" of the elderly, stories that were either tender, desolate, funny or bitter happened one after another...

This book mainly collects love letters from Japan's literary giants and talents during the Meiji, Taisho and Showa periods, including love letters from Akutagawa Ryunosuke, Tanizaki Junichiro, Dazai Osamu and others. The author conducts detailed analysis and interpretation of these love letters, and truly tells the stories behind them, revealing another side of the lives of literary giants. A more comprehensive, objective, three-dimensional and true image of the literary giants and talents emerges vividly on the paper, and their lives are also vividly reflected in every word of the love letter.

Junichi Watanabe's last autobiographical novel was published before his death in mainland China. The writer recalls his life from birth to college, describes his family, initial sexual awakening, etc., And shows his life of loving and being loved.

The pioneer work of "Paradise Lost" is the purest love written by Jun Watanabe. It tells the story of a contemporary woman who is not dependent on men, has free spirit, and enjoys the beauty of love according to her own wishes. It reflects the conflict and collision between the pursuit of personal happiness and traditional moral ethics in modern life. It brings readers another thought about love and explores whether marriage is the final destination of love. Shuko Katagiri is a beautiful and capable urban white-collar worker, but she has always maintained a "lover" relationship with Tono, a married middle-aged man with a successful career. Independent, intelligent and considerate, Toono became more and more fascinated by Shuzi who loved him so purely, and finally decided to abandon his family and marry Shuzi. However, Xiuzi proposed breaking up at this time...

A story of pure love staged in the romantic Northland, a glass lover encountered in an ordinary life. Junichi Watanabe's early works are different from the denseness of "Paradise Lost", "Hokkaido Story" has a freshness of the north. The innocent and pure girl, the burning love, every word tells the story of the original appearance of love. Tano, who comes from a first-class trading company, left his wife and children in Tokyo and went to Sapporo, Hokkaido alone to serve as a branch manager. I thought my short-term single life would end in a dull way, but unexpectedly I met Eriko, a twenty-year-old female college student. Eriko's love is free and unrestrained, and Tano is deeply trapped in it and cannot extricate himself. Seeing that the order to return to Tokyo is about to be issued, faced with a rare opportunity for promotion and an unprecedented passionate love, where should Tano go...

Originally titled "Heart Transplant", the work was adapted from the heart transplant procedure performed at the Sapporo Medical University Affiliated Hospital in 1968. It is a novel by Jun Watanabe. Driven by the motivation to become a heart transplant performer, the protagonist Yusuke Shigeto transplants the heart of a young man who was brain-dead due to drowning into a young patient with congenital heart disease. The process is accompanied by opposition within the hospital and doubts from the patient's family. Newspaper reporter Kentaro Tomatsuka keenly sensed the huge news value behind this incident, and worked hard to dig out internal information in order to write sensational headlines. The novel is driven by a two-line narrative, which not only has a sense of semi-documentary reality, but also develops a rich imagination of the protagonist's inner world. The tense atmosphere between characters with different positions is vividly expressed on the page through the author's vivid description. Through this work, we can find the origin of the narrative charm of Watanabe Junichi's novels.

We are not swayed by the world, we are full of curiosity, and pursue the love of life; we do not hesitate to praise others, and do not forget to appreciate ourselves and love ourselves. Being elegant and free is a bit bad!

The Holy Son, who was new to the world, was deeply attracted by the writer Gao Ming's aloofness and arrogance, and was willing to live together with him anonymously. Even after Gao Ming suffered an amputation in a car accident, he remained by his side. However, the appearance of Kagurai broke the peace between the two. His unabashed pursuit of the Son made the Son flustered and he unconsciously approached him. Facing these two men, what choice will the Holy Son, who is swinging like a pontoon, make? ...

Geisha Suzuko committed suicide after being abandoned by her boyfriend. The middle sister Raiko, who was also a geisha, couldn't let go of her sister's death. She gave up the inheritance rights of a high-end restaurant in Kyoto and went to Tokyo to open a restaurant, waiting for an opportunity to take revenge. The third sister Riko obeyed her mother and inherited the family business. She was busy with the restaurant business all day long. Her mechanical life and false marriage forced her to fall into a false love. The younger sister Makiko, who is studying in college, finally chose a traditional marriage after she was tired of her indulgent life. The four golden flowers in a long-established restaurant in Kyoto bloom in their own unique ways, blooming with their gorgeous youth like cherry blossoms...

The story revolves around the age-old love between Emperor Shirakawa, the leader of Japan's imperial government in the late Heian period, and Princess Shoko, the daughter of the powerful Nagon Fujiwara Kimimi. It vividly reproduces the emotional entanglements of ancient princes and nobles, unfolds a beautiful and timeless picture of dynastic love for us, and passionately eulogizes the eternal love in human nature. This book has the charm of "The Tale of Genji" and won the 72nd Japan Literary Spring and Autumn Readers' Award. The Japanese media regarded the publication of this work as "a new starting point for Watanabe literature".

Many years after becoming famous, Japanese literary master Junichi Watanabe used an autobiographical novel to truly reproduce his youthful past when he abandoned his family and career and went to Tokyo with his lover to pursue his dream of being a writer... While he was working hard for his dream of being a writer, he fell into emotional entanglements with three women, including uneasiness, anxiety, hesitation, and confusion... But what remained unchanged was the author's unwavering commitment to his dream of being a writer.

Tano, who comes from a first-class trading company, left his wife and children in Tokyo and went to Sapporo, Hokkaido alone to serve as a branch manager. I thought my short-term single life would end in a dull way, but unexpectedly I met Eriko, a twenty-year-old female college student. Eriko's love is free and unrestrained, and Tano is deeply trapped in it and cannot extricate himself. Seeing that the order to return to Tokyo is about to be issued, faced with a rare opportunity for promotion and an unprecedented passionate love, where should Tano go...