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Marriage and love have always been the most wonderful experience among many human emotions, everyone wants to be nourished by love, and everyone also longs for a happy and perfect marriage. Marriage and love are also eternal literary themes in human society, and there are too many great literary works about love in ancient and modern times. The classic novel "The Stars Meet the Moon" written by the Japanese-Chinese writer Riko Motoyama has been highly regarded since its publication and can be called a beautiful landscape in the Japanese literary world. With its unique storyline and profound character portrayal, this work is regarded by readers as a must-read for understanding the Chinese society in Japan.
A recent photo of Japanese Chinese writer Riko Motoyama
As soon as "The Stars Meet the Moon" was published, it was immediately liked by friends in the Chinese community in Japan, and was not only highly praised by readers, but also approved by professionals. The story tells the story of the life style of Japanese companies sending foreign workers back and forth between China and Japan before and after the new crown epidemic. The delicate and truthful depiction and elegant and fresh text have built a unique style for us. The whole novel uses delicate and vivid brushstrokes to give a panoramic description of the customs, customs, social etiquette, family education and class differences of today's Japanese society, providing a clear reference for overseas friends to understand Japanese culture. Through the description of each character's psychology, personality, words, and behavior, the author makes us feel the prosperity and vicissitudes of today's Japanese society. These details are integrated into the plot development of the novel, strengthening the reader's empathy and empathy with the story.
Cover of the novel "The Stars Meet the Moon".
The most striking part of this work is the large number of characters, each of whom has a vivid and vivid vitality, real and close to life, beyond simple symbolization and facial makeup. The author has created many characters with distinct personalities and unique styles, such as Rina Mu, Miki, and Toyokawa, whose respective story lines are intertwined and intertwined, and jointly interpret the joys and sorrows, love and hate of this novel.
The place where the story opens: the former Japanese consulate on Gulangyu Island
People need to love and be loved, and it is often because of love that they enter into marriage. But the reality is often not as people want, and many people, for various reasons, turn the intimacy that was originally full of joy, happiness and sweetness into a "besieged city" of love. Like a cocoon, those good memories are wrapped in layers, leaving only disappointment, pain and resentment, and no good and pleasant experience can be found. The novel delicately depicts the interaction and communication, love and commitment that appear in the love between Rina Ki and Shotaro Toyokawa, and the marriage and sex, perversion and betrayal that appear in the brief flash marriage with Keiji Miki. It depicts a three-dimensional, rich and real scene of marriage and love, as well as the expectations and confusion of the young girl Rina Yuki about love and marriage.
Riko Motoyama's work won an award in Italy
Of course, Ryoko Motoyama is not satisfied with just portraying distinct characters and stories. She pays more attention to exploring the deep emotions of human nature and exploring women's self-perception and identity in modern society. The author uses simple and deep brushstrokes to not only skillfully present the gap between ideals and reality between the young girl Yumu Lina. With a sharp vision of insight into life, he has a profound elaboration on the personal cognition and heterosexual attraction, the contradiction between love and sex, the communication relationship between stress and tension, the conflict and domestic violence, the dissolution and death of intimate relationships, and the maintenance and repair of intimate relationships. At the same time, through these stories, we can deeply understand the true meaning of marriage, and understand that marriage is not only about material things, but also about details such as spiritual fit and mutual respect.
Ms. Riko Motoyama in the speech
Bingxin once said in the "Afterword to "About Women": "What we can imagine is that if there are no women in the world, the world will lose at least five-tenths of its 'truth', six-tenths of its 'goodness', and seven-tenths of its 'beauty'." You say, it's impossible to stop a woman from 'loving'! It would be unimaginable to keep them away from love. God created her to love and sustain the world. She is a machine of 'love' in God's metachemical factory. Needless to say, people are any creature, as long as there is a word 'female', she is so 'selfless', unconditional love, bowing to the best, and then dying! ”
Ms. Riko Motoyama discussing with a friend of the bun
The protagonist of this novel, Yuki Lina, is such a great woman who shines with the brilliance of motherhood, whether it is insisting on giving birth to an unplanned pregnancy, or accepting a second-married girl who could not have belonged to her own raising, and in the face of major choices such as family and marriage, she always maintains a woman's independent attitude, even if she is injured, she will bravely chase love, and she loves the world all the time for the love and trust of the two male protagonists. Through her words, deeds, and psychological descriptions, Riko Motoyama conveys a positive attitude towards life that is resilient, courageous, and takes responsibility for choices. In the face of reality, I have experienced various challenges, but I still have to be strong and persistent in myself. It undoubtedly provides readers with a positive value and injects a strong positive energy into them. (This book is published by Tokyo Shobo, available on Amazon)