I am a writer in Tokyo

The definition of neon society seems a bit too... false and empty for them.

And this kind of thing is not something you can say casually.

In everyone's impression, no writer seems to be able to do this so far.

Teacher Bei Dao is very young. Although his current creations are very powerful, it seems a bit untenable if he wants to rise to the level of defining the entire society.

That...is a national writer.

A national writer means a spiritual leader recognized by the entire country.

Although to a certain extent, everyone will say that this writer's writing is better, or that this writer's works are more popular, but if you want to rise to the level of a spiritual leader, it is estimated that many people will be cautious about what they say and do.

This is not only a spirit they want to pursue, but also the external image of the entire country.

Even in this country, writers have some personality, but they do not want a writer whose private life is completely corrupt to become a symbol of their country.

However, no one said anything, taking it as a complete expression of Mr. Oshima's ecstatic mood after seeing Kitajima's work.

The book that can make this middle-aged Oshima teacher so excited is probably a book similar to Snow Country.

In the editors' minds, Snow Country is still the most splendid work of this Bei Dao teacher.

They were surprised that his debut work was so amazing, and at the same time they were afraid that this would be the only work he would write in the future.

But in the final analysis, it is better to take out Mr. Bei Dao’s book at this time than not at all.

As for what Teacher Oshima said about working overtime during this period.

Isn’t it just working overtime?

I don’t know what prompted this group of people to have such an idea, but for them, it was nothing more than working overtime.

Neon people like to work overtime.

One is that you can receive very generous overtime subsidies, and the other is that this will establish an environment of serious work in front of your family.

Of course, now there is another reason, that is, I can be the first to see Kitajima's works.

The weather in Tokyo is not much different from that in Osaka.

Or perhaps the country of Neon is not very big to begin with, so a single snowfall can cover the entire country.

The street lights outside were in disrepair or the filaments glowing inside were badly vaporized, so the light they emitted was vaguely orange.

The north wind blew gently, and not only the snow, but also the lights were blown away in an arc.

The office is air-conditioned, so compared to the heavily bundled pedestrians walking outside, the editors are very thinly dressed.

If they didn't have this new book, they might have dug out Snow Country and looked at it carefully, but right now there was no need.

After printing several copies of the manuscript, everyone began to circulate it, and the proofreading department also began to conduct initial proofreading and review.

Everyone saw the words Paradise Lost.

Oshima Kazuya pursed his lips, pointed to the Bible on his desk that was used to quote some sentences, and said: "The title of this book written by Mr. Kitajima is very artistic, and generally speaking, he does not use theology very much. The words or allusions, but after being written in this way, it has some theological flavor, which makes the book have a hazy feeling before reading it, and of course there is more of a sense of fate.

This is beyond my expectation. It seems that he also has some research on theology. "

Everyone agreed inwardly.They all opened the first page of the book, which contained a preface.

What impressed everyone was the sentence: "This is a supreme masterpiece describing the pursuit of ultimate love by mature men and women."

If the previous Snow Country was also about love, then this book should be more passionate and high-profile in comparison.

Compared with the hazy worry about gains and losses in the Snow Country, perhaps the feeling given by this book should be stronger.

At this time, the young and thin figure appeared in everyone's minds.

Has Mr. Bei Dao ever been in love?
You have never experienced anything, yet you are so proficient in this kind of thing?
No one in the office spoke. Everyone was thinking about their own things and reading further.

But the more they read, the more they felt that this book was different.

In other words, compared to the haziness and euphemism of Snow Country, it seems that Lost Paradise was just about taking off your clothes from the beginning.

This book is a little different from Disqualification in the World.

Disqualification in the world is somewhat decadently straightforward.

And this book seems to have only one word: sex.

This level of frankness even directly exceeds the sexual enlightenment courses in schools to some extent.

If the editors present are not veterans, they will probably be made red-faced by some of the descriptions in this book.

Even if some female colleagues read with a literary eye, they will still feel a little unnatural.

But if it is written in an explicit way, it is not completely straightforward. In short, this book is different.

At this time, they thought of what Teacher Oshima said, which is a definition of the ideology of neon society.

Suddenly, they had another understanding of the sex described in this story.

Just like Eve and Adam in the Garden of Eden, they can be a pair of men and women called Eve and Adam, or they can be a group, or even the entire human race.

Literature, or writing, has never lacked divergent thinking and broad definitions.

At this time, everyone has a more intuitive understanding of the love described in "Paradise Lost". This is a kind of completely possessive love, and this kind of love seems to be unable to escape the fate of dissipation.

Oshima Kazuya suddenly remembered some of what Kitajima said when he was chatting with Kitajima under the eaves.

It sounded a bit unclear at first, but when I look back and taste it now, it seems to be a different flavor.

Oshima Kazuya remembers what Kitajima said when he mentioned what love was.

“What I think of as love should be something that dances within my personality, pursuing the highest growth and completion of personality.

The object of my love is myself, not the pursuit of anything else.

This is how my personality gallops towards growth and growth.

In this case, how can I achieve the growth and completion of my personality as I wish?
That can only be taken by force.

The expression of love seems to be giving freely, but in fact, the essence of love is taking freely. "(End of chapter)