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袚褉邪写懈薪邪褌邪 薪邪 褋邪屑褍褉邪褟
小褌懈胁褗薪 械 屑谢邪写 褏褍写芯卸薪懈泻 芯褌 袣懈褌邪泄, 褔懈懈褌芯 写薪懈 褋邪 斜械谢褟蟹邪薪懈 芯褌 褌褉械褋泻邪褌邪 薪邪 褌褍斜械褉泻褍谢芯蟹邪褌邪. 袠蟹锌谢邪褕械薪懈 蟹邪 蟹写褉邪胁械褌芯 薪邪 锌芯-屑邪谢泻邪褌邪 褋懈 写褗褖械褉褟, 褉芯写懈褌械谢懈褌械 屑褍 谐芯 懈蟹锌褉邪褖邪褌 胁 泻褉邪泄屑芯褉褋泻邪褌邪 胁懈谢邪 薪邪 写褟写芯 屑褍 胁 屑邪谢泻芯褌芯 褟锌芯薪褋泻芯 褋械谢褑械 孝邪褉褍屑懈, 蟹邪 写邪 褋械 胁褗蟹褋褌邪薪芯胁懈 薪邪 褋胁械卸 胁褗蟹写褍褏. 袠 屑邪泻邪褉 写邪 械 锌褉械泻邪褉邪谢 褌邪屑 薪褟泻芯谢泻芯 谢械褌邪 胁 写械褌褋褌胁芯褌芯 褋懈, 褌芯泄 褋褟泻邪褕 蟹邪 锌褗褉胁懈 锌褗褌 薪邪懈褋褌懈薪邪 蟹邪斜械谢褟蟹胁邪 袦邪褑褍 鈥� 胁谐谢褗斜械薪懈褟 谐褉邪写懈薪邪褉, 锌芯写写褗褉卸邪谢 泻褗褖邪褌邪 锌褉械蟹 锌芯褋谢械写薪懈褌械 写械褋械褌懈谢械褌懈褟, 泻芯泄褌芯 锌芯械屑邪 谐褉懈卸懈褌械 蟹邪 小褌懈胁褗薪.
小邪屑褍褉邪泄 锌芯 写褍褕邪, 袦邪褑褍 械 褔芯胁械泻, 芯褌写邪写械薪 薪邪 锌褉邪胁械薪械褌芯 薪邪 写芯斜褉芯 懈 薪邪屑懈褉邪薪械褌芯 薪邪 泻褉邪褋芯褌邪 胁 械写薪邪 卸械褋褌芯泻邪 写械泄褋褌胁懈褌械谢薪芯褋褌. 袧械褍褋械褌薪芯, 褋 芯褌写邪写械薪芯褋褌 懈 谢褞斜芯锌懈褌褋褌胁芯, 小褌懈胁褗薪 胁谢懈蟹邪 胁 褉芯谢褟褌邪 薪邪 薪械谐芯胁 褍褔械薪懈泻, 泻芯泄褌芯 褌械锌褗褉胁邪 褖械 芯褌泻褉懈械 褋褌芯懈褑懈蟹屑邪 懈 褋锌芯泻芯泄褋褌胁懈械褌芯 胁 褋褗褖薪芯褋褌褌邪 薪邪 褍褔懈褌械谢褟 褋懈, 泻邪泻褌芯 懈 薪芯胁芯褌芯 蟹邪 薪械谐芯, 胁褋械芯斜褏胁邪褌薪芯 卸械谢邪薪懈械 写邪 褉邪蟹胁懈械 褍褋褌芯泄褔懈胁芯褋褌褌邪 薪邪 褌褟谢芯褌芯 懈 胁褗褌褉械褕薪懈褟 褋懈 褋胁褟褌.
小泻芯褉芯 小褌懈胁褗薪 械 芯斜谐褗褉薪邪褌 芯褌 屑懈薪邪谢芯褌芯 懈 薪邪褋褌芯褟褖械褌芯 薪邪 袦邪褑褍, 懈 芯褌 胁褋械芯褌写邪泄薪芯褋褌褌邪 屑褍 泻褗屑 小邪褔懈, 泻芯褟褌芯 械 锌褉懈薪褍写械薪邪 写邪 卸懈胁械械 胁 芯褌泻褗褋薪邪褌芯褌芯 芯褌 褋胁械褌邪 锌谢邪薪懈薪褋泻芯 褋械谢褑械 携屑邪谐褍褔懈. 袠 写芯泻邪褌芯 懈褋褌芯褉懈褟褌邪 薪邪 袦邪褑褍 懈 小邪褔懈 褋械 褉邪蟹谐褉褗褖邪 锌褉械写 芯褔懈褌械 薪邪 褔懈褌邪褌械谢褟, 薪邪 锌褉械写械薪 锌谢邪薪 懈蟹锌谢褍胁邪 懈褋褌懈薪褋泻芯褌芯 蟹薪邪褔械薪懈械 薪邪 褌芯胁邪 写邪 褋懈 褋邪屑褍褉邪泄 懈 写邪 胁芯写懈褕 写芯褋褌芯泄薪芯 褌懈褏邪褌邪 斜懈褌泻邪 薪邪 卸懈胁芯褌邪.
袛褗褖械褉褟 薪邪 褟锌芯薪械褑 懈 泻懈褌邪泄泻邪, 袚械泄谢 笑褍泻懈褟屑邪 薪懈 芯褌胁械卸写邪 薪邪 芯屑邪泄胁邪褖芯 锌褗褌械褕械褋褌胁懈械 胁 写胁邪 锌褉械锌谢懈褌邪褖懈 褋械 褋胁褟褌邪 鈥� 褌械蟹懈 薪邪 携锌芯薪懈褟 懈 袣懈褌邪泄 胁 泻褉邪褟 薪邪 褌褉懈泄褋械褌褌械 谐芯写懈薪懈 薪邪 屑懈薪邪谢懈褟 胁械泻, 薪邪 锌褉邪谐邪 薪邪 袙褌芯褉邪褌邪 褋胁械褌芯胁薪邪 胁芯泄薪邪, 泻芯械褌芯 薪懈 泻邪褉邪 写邪 褋械 胁褋谢褍褕邪屑械 薪械 褋邪屑芯 胁 懈褋褌芯褉懈褟褌邪 薪邪 小褌懈胁褗薪, 袦邪褑褍 懈 小邪褔懈 鈥� 泻褉邪褋懈胁邪 泻邪褌芯 谐褉邪写懈薪邪褌邪 薪邪 褋邪屑褍褉邪褟, 薪芯 懈 胁 褌褗褉褋械薪懈褟褌邪 薪邪 褋芯斜褋褌胁械薪邪褌邪 薪懈 写褍褕邪.
小邪屑褍褉邪泄 锌芯 写褍褕邪, 袦邪褑褍 械 褔芯胁械泻, 芯褌写邪写械薪 薪邪 锌褉邪胁械薪械褌芯 薪邪 写芯斜褉芯 懈 薪邪屑懈褉邪薪械褌芯 薪邪 泻褉邪褋芯褌邪 胁 械写薪邪 卸械褋褌芯泻邪 写械泄褋褌胁懈褌械谢薪芯褋褌. 袧械褍褋械褌薪芯, 褋 芯褌写邪写械薪芯褋褌 懈 谢褞斜芯锌懈褌褋褌胁芯, 小褌懈胁褗薪 胁谢懈蟹邪 胁 褉芯谢褟褌邪 薪邪 薪械谐芯胁 褍褔械薪懈泻, 泻芯泄褌芯 褌械锌褗褉胁邪 褖械 芯褌泻褉懈械 褋褌芯懈褑懈蟹屑邪 懈 褋锌芯泻芯泄褋褌胁懈械褌芯 胁 褋褗褖薪芯褋褌褌邪 薪邪 褍褔懈褌械谢褟 褋懈, 泻邪泻褌芯 懈 薪芯胁芯褌芯 蟹邪 薪械谐芯, 胁褋械芯斜褏胁邪褌薪芯 卸械谢邪薪懈械 写邪 褉邪蟹胁懈械 褍褋褌芯泄褔懈胁芯褋褌褌邪 薪邪 褌褟谢芯褌芯 懈 胁褗褌褉械褕薪懈褟 褋懈 褋胁褟褌.
小泻芯褉芯 小褌懈胁褗薪 械 芯斜谐褗褉薪邪褌 芯褌 屑懈薪邪谢芯褌芯 懈 薪邪褋褌芯褟褖械褌芯 薪邪 袦邪褑褍, 懈 芯褌 胁褋械芯褌写邪泄薪芯褋褌褌邪 屑褍 泻褗屑 小邪褔懈, 泻芯褟褌芯 械 锌褉懈薪褍写械薪邪 写邪 卸懈胁械械 胁 芯褌泻褗褋薪邪褌芯褌芯 芯褌 褋胁械褌邪 锌谢邪薪懈薪褋泻芯 褋械谢褑械 携屑邪谐褍褔懈. 袠 写芯泻邪褌芯 懈褋褌芯褉懈褟褌邪 薪邪 袦邪褑褍 懈 小邪褔懈 褋械 褉邪蟹谐褉褗褖邪 锌褉械写 芯褔懈褌械 薪邪 褔懈褌邪褌械谢褟, 薪邪 锌褉械写械薪 锌谢邪薪 懈蟹锌谢褍胁邪 懈褋褌懈薪褋泻芯褌芯 蟹薪邪褔械薪懈械 薪邪 褌芯胁邪 写邪 褋懈 褋邪屑褍褉邪泄 懈 写邪 胁芯写懈褕 写芯褋褌芯泄薪芯 褌懈褏邪褌邪 斜懈褌泻邪 薪邪 卸懈胁芯褌邪.
袛褗褖械褉褟 薪邪 褟锌芯薪械褑 懈 泻懈褌邪泄泻邪, 袚械泄谢 笑褍泻懈褟屑邪 薪懈 芯褌胁械卸写邪 薪邪 芯屑邪泄胁邪褖芯 锌褗褌械褕械褋褌胁懈械 胁 写胁邪 锌褉械锌谢懈褌邪褖懈 褋械 褋胁褟褌邪 鈥� 褌械蟹懈 薪邪 携锌芯薪懈褟 懈 袣懈褌邪泄 胁 泻褉邪褟 薪邪 褌褉懈泄褋械褌褌械 谐芯写懈薪懈 薪邪 屑懈薪邪谢懈褟 胁械泻, 薪邪 锌褉邪谐邪 薪邪 袙褌芯褉邪褌邪 褋胁械褌芯胁薪邪 胁芯泄薪邪, 泻芯械褌芯 薪懈 泻邪褉邪 写邪 褋械 胁褋谢褍褕邪屑械 薪械 褋邪屑芯 胁 懈褋褌芯褉懈褟褌邪 薪邪 小褌懈胁褗薪, 袦邪褑褍 懈 小邪褔懈 鈥� 泻褉邪褋懈胁邪 泻邪褌芯 谐褉邪写懈薪邪褌邪 薪邪 褋邪屑褍褉邪褟, 薪芯 懈 胁 褌褗褉褋械薪懈褟褌邪 薪邪 褋芯斜褋褌胁械薪邪褌邪 薪懈 写褍褕邪.
392 pages, Paperback
First published March 1, 1995
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Gail Tsukiyama
20听books1,422听followersBorn to a Chinese mother and a Japanese father in San Francisco, Gail Tsukiyama now lives in El Cerrito, California. Her novels include Women of the Silk (1991), The Samurai's Garden (1995), Night of Many Dreams (1998), The Language of Threads (1999), Dreaming Water (2002), and The Street of a Thousand Blossoms (2007).
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May 11, 2019
This novel very much focuses on Japanese culture in 1930鈥檚 rural Japan. At that time Japan was invading China and savaging China鈥檚 people and cities. Yet life goes on in the rural village pretty much as usual with the exception that all the young men are missing as they are off at war.
(Edited 5/11/19 to hide spoilers and add photos)
The main character is not Japanese, but a young Chinese man from Hong Kong. His father is a wheeler-dealer businessman who does much business in Japan as his father before him did. So the father inherited a house with a caretaker in this rural seafront Japanese village.
While in the village he hears of the war only from a distance -- from letters from friends and family and from occasional radio broadcast that the servant/caretaker immediately turns off when he hears the young man approaching.
It鈥檚 a very atmospheric novel. We learn of Japanese daily life as well as festivals and celebrations, religious ceremonies, food and cooking. Much of the limited plot revolves around the caretaker鈥檚 support for a nearby leper village and a love triangle that existed between the caretaker, a woman who was (and still is) beautiful before she became a leper, and her former fianc茅e who abandoned her when she came down with the disease. The boy frequently visits the leper village and becomes acquainted with its inhabitants. Both the caretaker and the woman find fulfillment in their painstaking care of their gardens.
The boy also has a puppy love romance with a young Japanese woman whose father is fiercely anti-Chinese.
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(Edited 5/11/19 to hide spoilers and add photos)
The main character is not Japanese, but a young Chinese man from Hong Kong. His father is a wheeler-dealer businessman who does much business in Japan as his father before him did. So the father inherited a house with a caretaker in this rural seafront Japanese village.
While in the village he hears of the war only from a distance -- from letters from friends and family and from occasional radio broadcast that the servant/caretaker immediately turns off when he hears the young man approaching.
It鈥檚 a very atmospheric novel. We learn of Japanese daily life as well as festivals and celebrations, religious ceremonies, food and cooking. Much of the limited plot revolves around the caretaker鈥檚 support for a nearby leper village and a love triangle that existed between the caretaker, a woman who was (and still is) beautiful before she became a leper, and her former fianc茅e who abandoned her when she came down with the disease. The boy frequently visits the leper village and becomes acquainted with its inhabitants. Both the caretaker and the woman find fulfillment in their painstaking care of their gardens.
The boy also has a puppy love romance with a young Japanese woman whose father is fiercely anti-Chinese.
Top photo from pandotrip.com; bottom from gstatic.com
December 14, 2023
15 stars This is my second reading of this most beautiful book. It was hypnotic the 1st time around, but the second reading made me think about why I loved it the 1st time This took away it's hypnotic effect. Never analyze a book just go with the flow
But I had to question why I felt this book was so peaceful. Why when people were dying, when leopards were suffering, when they were shunned. When the young man, Steve, had TB and came to the samurai's garden to heal It was because of the gardener, Matsu, was so compassionate like a Zen master. And Steve was compassionate as well. It was the peace they both Brought into this world of sorrow.
But I had to question why I felt this book was so peaceful. Why when people were dying, when leopards were suffering, when they were shunned. When the young man, Steve, had TB and came to the samurai's garden to heal It was because of the gardener, Matsu, was so compassionate like a Zen master. And Steve was compassionate as well. It was the peace they both Brought into this world of sorrow.
February 5, 2011
NO SPOILERS
This book is beautiful. The primary theme is about beauty. (And then there is a love story too.) I think beauty is very important in the Japanese culture. What really is beauty? The tempo is lulling, quiet, and calming. This too creates a kind of beauty. The concept of beauty is drawn through the lives of the main characters. The novel takes place at the time of the Rape on Nanking, when the Japanese were invading and slaughtering the Chinese at the end of the 1930s. In contrast, the novel plays out in a small Japanese village outside of Kobe. You have the quiet village life following the seasons, the routine Japanese festivals and the pervading sense of tranguilty that gardens and gardening create. Honor and respect and traditions of non-confrontation/silence still cannot stamp out the rumbling fears and problems of the time. Not only are we confronted with hatred between Japanese and Chinese but also the fear and dishonor associated with leprosy, the lepers having been pushed out to the village Yamaguchi. Silence and honor cannot remove the threats of natural disasters, fires and storms of nature and of people. These contrasting forces play out against each other. On one side you have the lulling order of society, and yet underneath rumbles these threatening problems. All would seem less threatening if allowed to surface.
This novel teaches the reader about Japanese traditions. The prose style fits the message. Look at Indian art. Compare it to Chinese art and then to Japanese art. You clearly see that as we move eastward all the nonessentials are removed. What is left is pure and simple. Art is incorporated into all parts of daily life - house construction, bathing, gardening, the use of scrolls, food preparation, to name but a few. This pure, simple form of art is also reflected in how the Japanese interact with each other.
I think you will be surprised about who the main protagonists are in this novel. I do not see Stephen in this role. It is Matsu and Sachi. So be a bit patient when you begin the novel. You will delight in the life story of the main two protagonists. Remember, beauty is not always what is on the surface. I said this book was about beauty. Well it is. But What is beauty? Is it that we see only with our eyes? Is it the clicking of stones when you rake a stone garden? Is it the delight of soaking in a hot, clean bath?, Is it all of these things? Is it something more?
P.S. How the Japanese switch between Shinto beliefs and Buddhism for different ceremonies never ceses to amaze me!
Stephen and his family seemed a way for the author to incorporate the confict between the Japanese and the Chinese into the plot. I do not think this was adequately explored. I found it hard to believe the ease with which they were accepted by the Japanese. Maybe that is why I chose three rather than four stars.
And was Yamaguchi truly a Japanese leper colony, or is this fictitious?!
This book is beautiful. The primary theme is about beauty. (And then there is a love story too.) I think beauty is very important in the Japanese culture. What really is beauty? The tempo is lulling, quiet, and calming. This too creates a kind of beauty. The concept of beauty is drawn through the lives of the main characters. The novel takes place at the time of the Rape on Nanking, when the Japanese were invading and slaughtering the Chinese at the end of the 1930s. In contrast, the novel plays out in a small Japanese village outside of Kobe. You have the quiet village life following the seasons, the routine Japanese festivals and the pervading sense of tranguilty that gardens and gardening create. Honor and respect and traditions of non-confrontation/silence still cannot stamp out the rumbling fears and problems of the time. Not only are we confronted with hatred between Japanese and Chinese but also the fear and dishonor associated with leprosy, the lepers having been pushed out to the village Yamaguchi. Silence and honor cannot remove the threats of natural disasters, fires and storms of nature and of people. These contrasting forces play out against each other. On one side you have the lulling order of society, and yet underneath rumbles these threatening problems. All would seem less threatening if allowed to surface.
This novel teaches the reader about Japanese traditions. The prose style fits the message. Look at Indian art. Compare it to Chinese art and then to Japanese art. You clearly see that as we move eastward all the nonessentials are removed. What is left is pure and simple. Art is incorporated into all parts of daily life - house construction, bathing, gardening, the use of scrolls, food preparation, to name but a few. This pure, simple form of art is also reflected in how the Japanese interact with each other.
I think you will be surprised about who the main protagonists are in this novel. I do not see Stephen in this role. It is Matsu and Sachi. So be a bit patient when you begin the novel. You will delight in the life story of the main two protagonists. Remember, beauty is not always what is on the surface. I said this book was about beauty. Well it is. But What is beauty? Is it that we see only with our eyes? Is it the clicking of stones when you rake a stone garden? Is it the delight of soaking in a hot, clean bath?, Is it all of these things? Is it something more?
P.S. How the Japanese switch between Shinto beliefs and Buddhism for different ceremonies never ceses to amaze me!
Stephen and his family seemed a way for the author to incorporate the confict between the Japanese and the Chinese into the plot. I do not think this was adequately explored. I found it hard to believe the ease with which they were accepted by the Japanese. Maybe that is why I chose three rather than four stars.
And was Yamaguchi truly a Japanese leper colony, or is this fictitious?!
February 22, 2023
Many thanks to my GR friend Murray for the recommendation!
Something beautiful. Something tender. For a year we follow Stephen, a 20 year old Chinese boy sick with TB and who to recuperate, moves from busy Hong Kong to his grandfather's beach house in Tarumi, Japan. It is also around this time that Japan invades China(the story is set in 1937-1938).
Matsu is an older gentleman who lives in Tarumi and takes care of the beach house and its accompanying garden. He receives sick Stephen, takes care of him, cooks him meals but Stephen remains lonely and worried for his family back in Hong Kong because each day the Japanese army progresses more and more into China.
Throughout this formative year we follow Stephen as he copes with the realities of war, and the growing pains of young adulthood. He befriends a woman called Sachi. Her impression on young Stephen changes him. (Sachi has leprosy and lives in adjacent Yamaguchi, a secluded village for people with leprosy. Matsu and Sachi are lovers, and it's a tender thing to witness.... the whole thing was.) Stephen grows so much, many things happen during his stay: deaths, suicide, falling in love, looming divorces, and of course the invasion by Japan.
The story, it's beautiful, melancholic. Gentle and kind. I didn't want it to end. I wish I could get to know them all more and more!
Something beautiful. Something tender. For a year we follow Stephen, a 20 year old Chinese boy sick with TB and who to recuperate, moves from busy Hong Kong to his grandfather's beach house in Tarumi, Japan. It is also around this time that Japan invades China(the story is set in 1937-1938).
Matsu is an older gentleman who lives in Tarumi and takes care of the beach house and its accompanying garden. He receives sick Stephen, takes care of him, cooks him meals but Stephen remains lonely and worried for his family back in Hong Kong because each day the Japanese army progresses more and more into China.
Throughout this formative year we follow Stephen as he copes with the realities of war, and the growing pains of young adulthood. He befriends a woman called Sachi. Her impression on young Stephen changes him. (Sachi has leprosy and lives in adjacent Yamaguchi, a secluded village for people with leprosy. Matsu and Sachi are lovers, and it's a tender thing to witness.... the whole thing was.) Stephen grows so much, many things happen during his stay: deaths, suicide, falling in love, looming divorces, and of course the invasion by Japan.
The story, it's beautiful, melancholic. Gentle and kind. I didn't want it to end. I wish I could get to know them all more and more!
March 23, 2024
袣懈褌邪泄褋泻懈褌械 锌械泄蟹邪卸懈 褋邪 薪邪褋懈褌械薪懈 褋 械写薪邪 芯褔邪褉芯胁邪褌械谢薪邪, 锌褉械谢懈胁邪褖邪 胁 斜械蟹泻褉邪泄薪芯褋褌褌邪 锌械褉褋锌械泻褌懈胁邪, 泻芯褟褌芯 械 屑薪芯谐芯 写邪谢械褔薪邪 褋锌褉褟屑芯 褍褋褌邪薪芯胁械薪懈褟 薪懈 锌芯蟹薪邪褌 芯褌 袪械薪械褋邪薪褋邪 薪邪褋邪屑 褌褉懈懈蟹屑械褉械薪 锌械泄蟹邪卸械薪 蟹邪锌邪写械薪 屑芯写械谢. 袙 泻懈褌邪泄褋泻邪褌邪 懈 褟锌芯薪褋泻邪褌邪 锌械泄蟹邪卸薪邪 卸懈胁芯锌懈褋 褋胁械褌褗褌 械 褋屑褗褌薪芯 芯褔械褉褌邪薪 褋 薪褟泻芯谢泻芯 锌械褋褌械谢懈胁懈, 懈蟹屑邪屑薪芯 泻芯薪泻褉械褌薪懈, 泻邪谢懈谐褉邪褎褋泻懈 谢懈薪懈懈, 薪邪薪械褋械薪懈 褋 械写薪芯 械写薪懈褔泻芯 薪械锌褉械泻褗褋胁邪褖芯 写胁懈卸械薪懈械, 褋褉械写 泻芯懈褌芯 褋褟泻邪褕 褋械 褋泻懈褌邪 写褍褕邪褌邪 薪邪 褏褍写芯卸薪懈泻邪, 褋谢械写胁邪薪邪 芯褌 褌邪蟹懈 薪邪 蟹褉懈褌械谢褟. 袧褟泻芯懈 屑芯写械褉薪懈 懈薪褌械褉锌褉械褌邪褑懈懈 褋屑械褋胁邪褌 褌械蟹懈 锌械泄蟹邪卸薪懈 褌械褏薪懈泻懈 褋 懈蟹褌芯褔薪芯褌芯邪蟹懈邪褌褋泻邪褌邪 谢褞斜芯胁 泻褗屑 褑胁械褌褟褌邪, 懈 锌芯-泻芯薪泻褉械褌薪芯 泻褗屑 谢芯褌芯褋邪. 袙 械写懈薪 泻褉械褏褗泻, 褌芯泻褍 褖芯 褉邪蟹锌褍泻薪邪褌 谢芯褌芯褋芯胁 褑胁褟褌 褏褍写芯卸薪懈泻褗褌 械 胁 褋褗褋褌芯褟薪懈械 写邪 锌芯屑械褋褌懈 薪械懈蟹斜褉芯写懈屑懈 锌谢邪薪懈薪懈, 谐褉褗屑芯胁薪懈 胁芯写芯锌邪写懈, 褌邪泄薪褋褌胁械薪懈 屑褗谐谢懈, 斜械蟹屑械褌械卸薪芯 谐谢邪写泻懈 械蟹械褉邪, 褟褉泻懈 蟹邪谢械蟹懈 懈 屑褗薪懈褔泻懈 谢芯写泻懈 褋 芯泻芯谢薪懈褌械 泻褉邪泄斜褉械卸薪懈 褏褉邪屑芯胁械.
袙 械写懈薪 斜械蟹屑械褌械卸薪芯 懈 薪械褍屑芯谢懈屑芯 泻褉邪褌褗泻 芯褌褉褟蟹褗泻 芯褌 薪褟泻芯谢泻芯 褋谢褍褔邪泄薪芯 锌褉械褋械泻谢懈 褋械 褔芯胁械褕泻懈 卸懈胁芯褌邪, 袚械泄谢 笑褍泻懈褟屑邪 械 锌褉懈谢芯卸懈谢邪 锌芯写芯斜薪邪 褌械褏薪懈泻邪. 袦邪谢泻芯褌芯 锌褉械谢懈胁邪 胁 谐芯谢褟屑芯褌芯, 懈褋褌芯褉懈褔械褋泻芯褌芯 - 胁 懈薪褌懈屑薪芯褌芯, 械卸械写薪械胁薪芯褌芯 - 胁 械锌懈褔薪芯褌芯, 械褎懈屑械褉薪芯褌芯 - 胁褗胁 胁械褔薪芯褌芯. 袦芯卸械 斜懈 褌芯胁邪 械 懈 械写薪邪 芯褌 褌邪泄薪懈褌械 薪邪 褟锌芯薪褋泻懈褌械 谐褉邪写懈薪懈, 泻邪泻褌芯 - 胁锌褉芯褔械屑 - 懈 薪邪 泻懈褌邪泄褋泻懈褌械. 袩褉械泻褉邪褋薪邪 泻薪懈谐邪 褋 芯薪邪蟹懈 褟褋薪邪, 胁械写褉邪 懈 褍屑懈褉芯褌胁芯褉褟胁邪褖邪 屑褗写褉邪 褌褗谐邪, 泻邪褌芯 锌芯褋谢械写薪芯 谢懈褋褌械薪褑械, 锌芯谢懈褌薪邪谢芯 泻褗屑 蟹械屑褟褌邪 锌芯写 薪邪锌芯褉邪 薪邪 锌褉芯谢械褌械薪 胁褟褌褗褉.
袩. 袩. 孝芯谢泻芯胁邪 械 褏褍斜邪胁芯 写邪 褋械 褔械褌械 胁 写芯斜褗褉 褉芯写械薪 锌褉械胁芯写 鉂わ笍
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鈻讹笍 笑懈褌邪褌懈:
馃崈鈥溞撗€邪写懈薪邪褌邪 械 褋胁褟褌, 懈蟹锌褗谢薪械薪 褋 褌邪泄薪懈. [鈥 袚褉邪写懈薪邪褌邪 薪邪 袦邪褑褍 褌懈 褕械锌薪械, 褌褟 薪懈泻芯谐邪 薪械 胁懈泻邪; 胁芯写懈 褌械 锌芯 锌褗褌褟 褋 薪邪写械卸写邪 蟹邪 锌芯胁械褔械, 褋褟泻邪褕 胁褋懈褔泻芯 械 胁懈写懈屑芯, 薪芯 胁褋械 锌邪泻 械 褋泻褉懈褌芯.鈥�
馃椈鈥�- 袠褋泻邪褌械 谢懈 写邪 屑懈 锌芯屑芯谐薪械褌械? - 锌芯锌懈褌邪 褌褟.
- 袧械 卸械谢邪褟 写邪 褉邪蟹胁邪谢褟 褎芯褉屑懈褌械 [薪邪 泻邪屑械薪薪邪褌邪 谐褉邪写懈薪邪] - 芯褌胁褗褉薪邪褏 邪蟹 [鈥
小邪褔懈 锌褉懈泻褉懈 褋屑械褏邪 褋懈 褋 写褟褋薪邪褌邪 褋懈 褉褗泻邪.
- 袣邪泻 屑芯卸械褌械 写邪 褉邪蟹胁邪谢懈褌械 械写薪懈 泻邪屑褗薪懈, 小褌懈胁褗薪 褋邪薪? 袦芯卸械褌械 褋邪屑芯 写邪 谐懈 褉邪蟹锌芯谢芯卸懈褌械 胁 薪芯胁邪 锌芯写褉械写斜邪, 邪 泻芯泄 蟹薪邪械 写邪谢懈 薪褟屑邪 写邪 褋械 锌芯谢褍褔懈 芯褖械 锌芯-写芯斜褉械.鈥�
袙 械写懈薪 斜械蟹屑械褌械卸薪芯 懈 薪械褍屑芯谢懈屑芯 泻褉邪褌褗泻 芯褌褉褟蟹褗泻 芯褌 薪褟泻芯谢泻芯 褋谢褍褔邪泄薪芯 锌褉械褋械泻谢懈 褋械 褔芯胁械褕泻懈 卸懈胁芯褌邪, 袚械泄谢 笑褍泻懈褟屑邪 械 锌褉懈谢芯卸懈谢邪 锌芯写芯斜薪邪 褌械褏薪懈泻邪. 袦邪谢泻芯褌芯 锌褉械谢懈胁邪 胁 谐芯谢褟屑芯褌芯, 懈褋褌芯褉懈褔械褋泻芯褌芯 - 胁 懈薪褌懈屑薪芯褌芯, 械卸械写薪械胁薪芯褌芯 - 胁 械锌懈褔薪芯褌芯, 械褎懈屑械褉薪芯褌芯 - 胁褗胁 胁械褔薪芯褌芯. 袦芯卸械 斜懈 褌芯胁邪 械 懈 械写薪邪 芯褌 褌邪泄薪懈褌械 薪邪 褟锌芯薪褋泻懈褌械 谐褉邪写懈薪懈, 泻邪泻褌芯 - 胁锌褉芯褔械屑 - 懈 薪邪 泻懈褌邪泄褋泻懈褌械. 袩褉械泻褉邪褋薪邪 泻薪懈谐邪 褋 芯薪邪蟹懈 褟褋薪邪, 胁械写褉邪 懈 褍屑懈褉芯褌胁芯褉褟胁邪褖邪 屑褗写褉邪 褌褗谐邪, 泻邪褌芯 锌芯褋谢械写薪芯 谢懈褋褌械薪褑械, 锌芯谢懈褌薪邪谢芯 泻褗屑 蟹械屑褟褌邪 锌芯写 薪邪锌芯褉邪 薪邪 锌褉芯谢械褌械薪 胁褟褌褗褉.
袩. 袩. 孝芯谢泻芯胁邪 械 褏褍斜邪胁芯 写邪 褋械 褔械褌械 胁 写芯斜褗褉 褉芯写械薪 锌褉械胁芯写 鉂わ笍
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鈻讹笍 笑懈褌邪褌懈:
馃崈鈥溞撗€邪写懈薪邪褌邪 械 褋胁褟褌, 懈蟹锌褗谢薪械薪 褋 褌邪泄薪懈. [鈥 袚褉邪写懈薪邪褌邪 薪邪 袦邪褑褍 褌懈 褕械锌薪械, 褌褟 薪懈泻芯谐邪 薪械 胁懈泻邪; 胁芯写懈 褌械 锌芯 锌褗褌褟 褋 薪邪写械卸写邪 蟹邪 锌芯胁械褔械, 褋褟泻邪褕 胁褋懈褔泻芯 械 胁懈写懈屑芯, 薪芯 胁褋械 锌邪泻 械 褋泻褉懈褌芯.鈥�
馃椈鈥�- 袠褋泻邪褌械 谢懈 写邪 屑懈 锌芯屑芯谐薪械褌械? - 锌芯锌懈褌邪 褌褟.
- 袧械 卸械谢邪褟 写邪 褉邪蟹胁邪谢褟 褎芯褉屑懈褌械 [薪邪 泻邪屑械薪薪邪褌邪 谐褉邪写懈薪邪] - 芯褌胁褗褉薪邪褏 邪蟹 [鈥
小邪褔懈 锌褉懈泻褉懈 褋屑械褏邪 褋懈 褋 写褟褋薪邪褌邪 褋懈 褉褗泻邪.
- 袣邪泻 屑芯卸械褌械 写邪 褉邪蟹胁邪谢懈褌械 械写薪懈 泻邪屑褗薪懈, 小褌懈胁褗薪 褋邪薪? 袦芯卸械褌械 褋邪屑芯 写邪 谐懈 褉邪蟹锌芯谢芯卸懈褌械 胁 薪芯胁邪 锌芯写褉械写斜邪, 邪 泻芯泄 蟹薪邪械 写邪谢懈 薪褟屑邪 写邪 褋械 锌芯谢褍褔懈 芯褖械 锌芯-写芯斜褉械.鈥�
August 8, 2017
Beautifully written and serenely paced.
July 2, 2020
"The Samurai's Garden" is a touching, gentle novel filled with Japanese culture. A Chinese young man, Stephen, was sent to his family's vacation home in a coastal town in Japan to recuperate from tuberculosis. The artistic student spends time with the caretaker, Matsu, who has created serene gardens. Matsu is quiet, but has hidden depths of wisdom. Matsu has been taking care of an older woman, Sachi, in a leper colony since they were both teenagers. Although Stephen is the narrator of the story, the lives of Matsu and Sachi were the most important focus of the book. Their devotion to each other under challenging circumstances taught Stephen the true meaning of love.
The novel is set in 1937-38 when Japan invaded China. Occasional radio reports and letters tell of the Japanese advance. Stephen meets his first love, a Japanese girl, but her father has a strong anti-Chinese attitude.
The story has elements of isolation and loneliness because Stephen was dealing with tuberculosis, and Sachi and the other lepers had to live away from society. It also had themes of loyalty, honor, and the quiet comfort of gardens. I enjoyed this lovely story, and wished I was reading it in Matsu's peaceful Japanese garden.
The novel is set in 1937-38 when Japan invaded China. Occasional radio reports and letters tell of the Japanese advance. Stephen meets his first love, a Japanese girl, but her father has a strong anti-Chinese attitude.
The story has elements of isolation and loneliness because Stephen was dealing with tuberculosis, and Sachi and the other lepers had to live away from society. It also had themes of loyalty, honor, and the quiet comfort of gardens. I enjoyed this lovely story, and wished I was reading it in Matsu's peaceful Japanese garden.
October 1, 2023
鈥� 袛芯褉懈 写邪 屑懈薪械褕 锌芯 械写懈薪 锌褗褌 褋褌芯 锌褗褌懈, 锌邪泻 褖械 薪邪屑械褉懈褕 薪械褖芯 褉邪蟹谢懈褔薪芯.鈥�
鈥� 袩芯薪褟泻芯谐邪 芯斜懈褔邪屑械 懈 屑褉邪蟹懈屑, 斜械蟹 写邪 胁谢邪谐邪屑械 屑懈褋褗谢. 袨褔邪泻胁邪屑械 褌胁褗褉写械 屑薪芯谐芯 械写懈薪 芯褌 写褉褍谐, 邪 褔械褋褌芯 谐褉械褕懈屑.鈥�
鈥� 袙褋懈褔泻懈 褋屑械 薪邪 褌芯蟹懈 褋胁褟褌, 蟹邪 写邪 褋谢械写胁邪屑械 褋褗写斜邪褌邪 褋懈.鈥�
鈥� 袞懈胁芯褌褗褌 薪械 械 褋邪屑芯 胁褗褌褉械 胁 褌械斜, 邪 褋械 锌褉芯褋褌懈褉邪 薪邪胁褋褟泻褗写械 芯泻芯谢芯 褌械斜, 薪械蟹邪胁懈褋懈屑芯 写邪谢懈 谐芯 卸械谢邪械褕 懈谢懈 薪械.鈥�
鈥� 袧械 褋屑械 褌芯谢泻芯胁邪 褉邪蟹谢懈褔薪懈, 褏芯褉邪褌邪 懈 褉邪褋褌械薪懈褟褌邪. 袙褋懈褔泻懈 褋屑械 褔邪褋褌 芯褌 械写薪邪 懈 褋褗褖邪 锌褉懈褉芯写邪 懈 褋械 褍褔懈屑 写邪 卸懈胁械械屑 械写薪懈 褋 写褉褍谐懈.鈥�
鈥� 袩芯薪褟泻芯谐邪 芯斜懈褔邪屑械 懈 屑褉邪蟹懈屑, 斜械蟹 写邪 胁谢邪谐邪屑械 屑懈褋褗谢. 袨褔邪泻胁邪屑械 褌胁褗褉写械 屑薪芯谐芯 械写懈薪 芯褌 写褉褍谐, 邪 褔械褋褌芯 谐褉械褕懈屑.鈥�
鈥� 袙褋懈褔泻懈 褋屑械 薪邪 褌芯蟹懈 褋胁褟褌, 蟹邪 写邪 褋谢械写胁邪屑械 褋褗写斜邪褌邪 褋懈.鈥�
鈥� 袞懈胁芯褌褗褌 薪械 械 褋邪屑芯 胁褗褌褉械 胁 褌械斜, 邪 褋械 锌褉芯褋褌懈褉邪 薪邪胁褋褟泻褗写械 芯泻芯谢芯 褌械斜, 薪械蟹邪胁懈褋懈屑芯 写邪谢懈 谐芯 卸械谢邪械褕 懈谢懈 薪械.鈥�
鈥� 袧械 褋屑械 褌芯谢泻芯胁邪 褉邪蟹谢懈褔薪懈, 褏芯褉邪褌邪 懈 褉邪褋褌械薪懈褟褌邪. 袙褋懈褔泻懈 褋屑械 褔邪褋褌 芯褌 械写薪邪 懈 褋褗褖邪 锌褉懈褉芯写邪 懈 褋械 褍褔懈屑 写邪 卸懈胁械械屑 械写薪懈 褋 写褉褍谐懈.鈥�
December 17, 2015
3.5/5
The jury's still out on this one, but frankly, I know myself too well to believe that they'll ever return with a definitive answer in hand.
Relying simply on gut instinct, I enjoyed the book. I have never traveled outside the US, and the cosmopolitan feeling of having aspects of China, Japan, and vague traces of Western culture all wrapped into one story was appealing, to say the least. The appeal for me was strengthened by the majority of the story taking place in Japanese landscapes filled with calm and natural beauty, an aesthetic that the prose made an especial effort to convey. However, there were many things that increasingly bothered me as the pages progressed, and were never satisfactorily resolved enough for my taste.
My biggest issue was with the main character, who as the sole first person narrator was entrusted with setting and maintaining the tone through the entirety of the novel. This tone is a very comforting, but ultimately placid one, and it is hard to believe someone would be so overwhelmingly lighthearted and good-naturedly accepting considering all the events swirling around him. Tuberculosis, being in a foreign country that is currently attacking your homeland, leprosy, suicide, parental issues, and so many other major events that seemed to only register for brief moments within the narrator's mind as a side note to an entry. However, I fully admit to being introspective in reaction to external conflicts to the point of neurotic anxiety, so I may be judging the character too harshly in terms of how he chooses to deal with all the chaos around him.
It still seems odd, though, his ability to block out major concerns and focus on the smaller events of the much less chaotic everyday life. One event in particular makes me believe that the author used the epistolary form as a means to achieve exactly that, namely when the narrator . Ultimately, all conflict both physical and mental is received secondhand by the narrator, and he maintains his well meaning nature all the way through without any repercussions or consequent soul-searching. Forgive me my cynicism, but golden boy characters such as these don't seem the most realistic of beings.
There was an also worrying amount of focus on physical beauty being a synonym for moral goodness, an example being the numerous occasions when the narrator evaluated and reacted to characters seemingly for how their faces look and/or might have looked in the past. I don't see his interest in being a painter, a good looking one at that as mentioned by many of the other characters, as a good enough excuse for this constant preoccupation and lack of further insight into those around him, especially when concerning the females.
There's also the Second Sino-Japanese War to consider, which began before the events of the book and ended long after, fully subsuming this tale of a young Chinese man and his father traveling back and forth between the two participating countries. I have very little hard knowledge of the events, so it is near impossible for me to gauge how feasible it would have been for this kind of story to have actually happened. While it is obvious that the author made an effort to include pertinent cultural details of both countries, as well as the influences the West had on both, there is very little commentary on the difficulties there must have been in traveling between the two during a time of war. I find it hard to believe that the narrator and his father had such an easy time of coping with being in a country currently responsible for the slaughter of so many of their people, or that the Japanese themselves accepted them with minimal signs of anger and distrust. Again, I don't know the facts, so this is all personal perception of the matter.
Lastly, I had an issue with the prose. Admittedly, I am biased against short sentences, but there were too many times when I was thrown off by the basic mechanics of word order and usage, and had to backtrack in order to figure out what the author was trying to say. Many of the better ones were beautiful, to be sure, but I feel that the novel could have used to a better editor. Also, the ending explanation of the epistolary form used throughout the novel was a weak one, and rather than tying up the conclusion left me with a deep feeling of disbelief.
Ultimately, it was a very relaxing and casual novel that fed my craving for lands I have never been to, but didn't do much when it came to my craving for good literature.
The jury's still out on this one, but frankly, I know myself too well to believe that they'll ever return with a definitive answer in hand.
Relying simply on gut instinct, I enjoyed the book. I have never traveled outside the US, and the cosmopolitan feeling of having aspects of China, Japan, and vague traces of Western culture all wrapped into one story was appealing, to say the least. The appeal for me was strengthened by the majority of the story taking place in Japanese landscapes filled with calm and natural beauty, an aesthetic that the prose made an especial effort to convey. However, there were many things that increasingly bothered me as the pages progressed, and were never satisfactorily resolved enough for my taste.
My biggest issue was with the main character, who as the sole first person narrator was entrusted with setting and maintaining the tone through the entirety of the novel. This tone is a very comforting, but ultimately placid one, and it is hard to believe someone would be so overwhelmingly lighthearted and good-naturedly accepting considering all the events swirling around him. Tuberculosis, being in a foreign country that is currently attacking your homeland, leprosy, suicide, parental issues, and so many other major events that seemed to only register for brief moments within the narrator's mind as a side note to an entry. However, I fully admit to being introspective in reaction to external conflicts to the point of neurotic anxiety, so I may be judging the character too harshly in terms of how he chooses to deal with all the chaos around him.
It still seems odd, though, his ability to block out major concerns and focus on the smaller events of the much less chaotic everyday life. One event in particular makes me believe that the author used the epistolary form as a means to achieve exactly that, namely when the narrator . Ultimately, all conflict both physical and mental is received secondhand by the narrator, and he maintains his well meaning nature all the way through without any repercussions or consequent soul-searching. Forgive me my cynicism, but golden boy characters such as these don't seem the most realistic of beings.
There was an also worrying amount of focus on physical beauty being a synonym for moral goodness, an example being the numerous occasions when the narrator evaluated and reacted to characters seemingly for how their faces look and/or might have looked in the past. I don't see his interest in being a painter, a good looking one at that as mentioned by many of the other characters, as a good enough excuse for this constant preoccupation and lack of further insight into those around him, especially when concerning the females.
There's also the Second Sino-Japanese War to consider, which began before the events of the book and ended long after, fully subsuming this tale of a young Chinese man and his father traveling back and forth between the two participating countries. I have very little hard knowledge of the events, so it is near impossible for me to gauge how feasible it would have been for this kind of story to have actually happened. While it is obvious that the author made an effort to include pertinent cultural details of both countries, as well as the influences the West had on both, there is very little commentary on the difficulties there must have been in traveling between the two during a time of war. I find it hard to believe that the narrator and his father had such an easy time of coping with being in a country currently responsible for the slaughter of so many of their people, or that the Japanese themselves accepted them with minimal signs of anger and distrust. Again, I don't know the facts, so this is all personal perception of the matter.
Lastly, I had an issue with the prose. Admittedly, I am biased against short sentences, but there were too many times when I was thrown off by the basic mechanics of word order and usage, and had to backtrack in order to figure out what the author was trying to say. Many of the better ones were beautiful, to be sure, but I feel that the novel could have used to a better editor. Also, the ending explanation of the epistolary form used throughout the novel was a weak one, and rather than tying up the conclusion left me with a deep feeling of disbelief.
Ultimately, it was a very relaxing and casual novel that fed my craving for lands I have never been to, but didn't do much when it came to my craving for good literature.
August 4, 2023
袨褌泻褉懈褏 鈥炐撗€邪写懈薪邪褌邪 薪邪 褋邪屑褍褉邪褟鈥� 锌芯 邪斜褋芯谢褞褌薪邪 褋谢褍褔邪泄薪芯褋褌 锌褉械写懈 芯泻芯谢芯 写胁械 谐芯写懈薪懈. 袨褌薪械 屑懈 屑械褋械褑懈 写邪 薪邪屑械褉褟 锌褉邪胁芯写褗褉卸邪褌械谢懈褌械 懈 泻芯谐邪褌芯 薪邪泄-褋械褌薪械 芯褌胁芯褉懈褏 褎邪泄谢邪 薪邪 褌邪斜谢械褌邪 褋懈, 褋械 薪邪写褟胁邪褏 写邪 锌褉芯褔械褌邪 褏褍斜邪胁邪 褉芯屑邪薪 蟹邪 携锌芯薪懈褟. 袟邪 褉邪写芯褋褌, 芯泻邪蟹邪 褋械 屑薪芯谐芯 锌芯胁械褔械.
袥械褋薪芯 械 写邪 泻邪卸邪, 褔械 泻薪懈谐邪褌邪 锌褉械写褋褌邪胁褟 懈褋褌芯褉懈褟褌邪 薪邪 小褌懈胁褗薪 鈥� 屑谢邪写 褏褍写芯卸薪懈泻 芯褌 袣懈褌邪泄, 懈蟹锌褉邪褌械薪 写邪 褋械 胁褗蟹褋褌邪薪芯胁褟胁邪 芯褌 褌褍斜械褉泻褍谢芯蟹邪 胁 泻褉邪泄斜褉械卸薪邪褌邪 胁懈谢邪 薪邪 写褟写芯 褋懈 胁 褟锌芯薪褋泻芯褌芯 褋械谢褑械 孝邪褉褍屑懈, 泻褗写械褌芯 锌褗褉胁芯 芯褌泻褉懈胁邪 谐褉邪写懈薪邪褉褟 褋 写褍褕邪 薪邪 褋邪屑褍褉邪泄 袦邪褑褍, 邪 锌芯褋谢械 懈 锌褗褌褟 泻褗屑 褋械斜械 褋懈. 袩芯-褌褉褍写薪芯 屑懈 械 写邪 褉邪蟹泻邪卸邪 泻芯谢泻芯 蟹薪邪褔懈 褌邪蟹懈 泻薪懈谐邪 蟹邪 屑械薪.
袙 谢械泻褑懈褟 锌褉械写 袨斜褖械褋褌胁械薪邪褌邪 斜懈斜谢懈芯褌械泻邪 胁 小邪薪 肖褉邪薪褑懈褋泻芯 (屑芯卸械 写邪 褋械 芯褌泻褉懈械 胁 YouTube, 屑薪芯谐芯 械 锌褉懈褟褌薪邪 蟹邪 褋谢褍褕邪薪械) 袚械泄谢 笑褍泻懈褟屑邪 褉邪蟹泻邪蟹胁邪 泻芯谢泻芯 褌褉褍写薪芯 褲 械 斜懈谢芯 写邪 褋械 蟹邪褏胁邪薪械 写邪 锌懈褕械 胁褌芯褉邪 泻薪懈谐邪 褋谢械写 褍褋锌械褏邪 薪邪 锌褗褉胁邪褌邪 褋懈 鈥� Women of the Silk, 芯褖械 锌芯胁械褔械, 褔械 械 懈褋泻邪谢邪 褋谢械写胁邪褖懈褟褌 褲 褉芯屑邪薪 写邪 斜褗写械 锌芯褋胁械褌械薪 薪邪 褟锌芯薪褋泻邪褌邪 锌芯谢芯胁懈薪邪 芯褌 薪邪褋谢械写褋褌胁芯褌芯 褲, 写邪 褲 锌芯屑芯谐薪械 写邪 懈蟹褋谢械写胁邪 褔邪褋褌 芯褌 褋械斜械 褋懈, 泻芯褟褌芯 胁褋械 芯褖械 薪械 锌芯蟹薪邪胁邪 写芯斜褉械. 袟邪锌芯褔胁邪 褋 屑褗薪懈褔泻懈 褋褌褗锌泻懈, 鈥炐夹叫拘承� 锌芯 褟锌芯薪褋泻懈鈥�, 泻邪泻褌芯 褋邪屑邪 褋械 懈蟹褉邪蟹褟胁邪, 芯褌 械写薪芯 芯褌 薪邪泄-褏邪褉邪泻褌械褉薪懈褌械 蟹邪 泻褍谢褌褍褉邪褌邪 薪械褖邪, 蟹邪 泻芯懈褌芯 褋械 褋械褖邪 鈥� 谐褉邪写懈薪邪褌邪. 效械褌械 泻薪懈谐邪 褋谢械写 泻薪懈谐邪, 写芯泻邪褌芯 薪械 锌芯锌邪写邪 薪邪 械写薪芯 泻芯薪泻褉械褌薪芯 懈蟹褉械褔械薪懈械: You never walk from the front gate to the front door in a straight line; it鈥檚 always a curving path in which you discover things along the way. [袧懈泻芯谐邪 薪械 懈蟹屑懈薪邪胁邪褕 锌褗褌褟 芯褌 锌芯褉褌邪褌邪 写芯 胁褏芯写薪邪褌邪 胁褉邪褌邪 胁 锌褉邪胁邪 谢懈薪懈褟; 褌芯泄 胁懈薪邪谐懈 泻褉懈胁芯谢懈褔懈, 褌邪泻邪 褔械 写邪 芯褌泻褉懈械褕 褉邪蟹薪懈 薪械褖邪, 写芯泻邪褌芯 胁褗褉胁懈褕.]
孝邪泻邪 芯褌 芯斜褉邪蟹, 胁写褗褏薪芯胁械薪 (胁 屑薪芯谐芯 芯斜褖懈 谢懈薪懈懈) 芯褌 褔懈褔芯 褲 锌芯 屑邪泄褔懈薪邪 谢懈薪懈褟, 小褌懈胁褗薪 褋械 锌褉械胁褉褗褖邪 胁 谐械褉芯泄 褋 懈褋褌芯褉懈褟, 谐械褉芯泄, 泻芯泄褌芯 褔褍胁褋褌胁邪屑械 胁褋械 锌芯-斜谢懈蟹褗泻 蟹邪褉邪写懈 械锌懈褋褌芯谢邪褉薪邪褌邪 褎芯褉屑邪 薪邪 褉芯屑邪薪邪 鈥� 泻邪褌芯 谢懈褔械薪 写薪械胁薪懈泻. 孝芯泄 褋谢懈蟹邪 薪邪 谐邪褉邪褌邪 胁 孝邪褉褍屑懈 懈 写芯泻邪褌芯 斜邪胁薪懈褔泻芯 胁褗褉胁懈 锌芯 泻褉懈胁芯谢懈褔械褖邪褌邪 锌褗褌械褔泻邪, 褉邪蟹斜懈褉邪 胁褋械 锌芯胁械褔械 懈 锌芯胁械褔械 蟹邪 卸懈胁芯褌邪 懈 褋胁械褌芯谐谢械写邪 薪邪 袦邪褑褍 鈥� 胁谐谢褗斜械薪懈褟 谐褉邪写懈薪邪褉, 泻芯泄褌芯 褋械 谐褉懈卸懈 蟹邪 泻褗褖邪褌邪 懈屑 懈 蟹邪 褋邪屑懈褟 薪械谐芯.
效械褌芯褏 泻薪懈谐邪褌邪 蟹邪 锌褉芯褍褔胁邪薪械 胁 褌褉褍写械薪 蟹邪 屑械薪 锌械褉懈芯写 懈 斜褗褉蟹芯 芯褌泻褉懈褏, 褔械 胁褋褟泻邪 褋褌褉邪薪懈褑邪 芯褌 薪械褟 屑懈 写械泄褋褌胁邪 泻邪褌芯 屑械写懈褌邪褑懈褟 鈥� 褍褋锌芯泻芯褟胁邪 斜芯褉械褖懈褌械 褋械 胁 屑械薪 械屑芯褑懈懈 懈 屑懈褋谢懈 懈 屑械 芯褋褌邪胁褟 薪邪 斜褉械谐邪 锌褉械写 泻褗褖邪褌邪 胁 孝邪褉褍屑懈, 胁谐谢械写邪薪邪 胁褗胁 胁褗谢薪懈褌械 懈 胁 懈褋褌芯褉懈褟褌邪 薪邪 小褌懈胁褗薪, 袦邪褑褍, 小邪褔懈 懈 胁褋懈褔泻懈 芯褋褌邪薪邪谢懈 谐械褉芯懈, 泻芯懈褌芯 屑械 泻邪褉邪褏邪 胁褋械 锌芯-薪邪胁褗褌褉械 胁 褋械斜械 褋懈 写邪 褋械 胁蟹懈褉邪屑. 小邪屑邪褌邪 笑褍泻懈褟屑邪 泻邪蟹胁邪, 褔械 胁褗锌褉械泻懈 胁芯泄薪邪褌邪 (写械泄褋褌胁懈械褌芯 褋械 褉邪蟹胁懈胁邪 胁 泻褉邪褟 薪邪 褌褉懈泄褋械褌褌械 谐芯写懈薪懈 薪邪 屑懈薪邪谢懈褟 胁械泻, 锌芯 胁褉械屑械 薪邪 袙褌芯褉邪褌邪 泻懈褌邪泄褋泻芯-褟锌芯薪褋泻邪 胁芯泄薪邪), 锌褉懈褉芯写薪懈褌械 懈 写褍褕械胁薪懈褌械 斜械写褋褌胁懈褟 胁 褉芯屑邪薪邪, 褌褟 胁懈薪邪谐懈 谐芯 械 芯锌褉械写械谢褟谢邪 泻邪褌芯 褋胁芯褟褌邪 写蟹械薪 泻薪懈谐邪. 袦邪泄褉械 袘褍褞泻谢懈械胁邪, 锌褉械泻褉邪褋薪邪褌邪 锌褉械胁芯写邪褔泻邪, 泻芯褟褌芯 褋褗褋 褋褗褉褑械 懈 写褍褕邪 锌褉械褌胁芯褉懈 褌械泻褋褌邪 薪邪 斜褗谢谐邪褉褋泻懈, 褟 芯锌褉械写械谢懈 泻邪褌芯 褋褗蟹械褉褑邪褌械谢薪邪. 袠 写胁械褌械 褋邪 锌褉邪胁懈, 褉邪蟹斜懈褉邪 褋械. 袧芯 薪械褖邪褌邪, 泻芯懈褌芯 薪邪泄-屑薪芯谐芯 屑械 胁锌械褔邪褌谢懈褏邪 胁 鈥炐撗€邪写懈薪邪褌邪 薪邪 褋邪屑褍褉邪褟鈥� 斜褟褏邪 褋锌芯泻芯泄褋褌胁懈械褌芯, 褋褌芯懈褑懈蟹屑邪 薪邪 袦邪褑褍, 褍屑械薪懈械褌芯 懈 褋懈谢邪褌邪 写邪 胁芯写懈 写芯褋褌芯泄薪芯 褌懈褏邪褌邪 斜懈褌泻邪 薪邪 卸懈胁芯褌邪 懈 写邪 芯褌泻褉懈胁邪 写芯斜褉芯褌芯 懈 泻褉邪褋芯褌邪褌邪 胁 褏芯褉邪褌邪 懈 蟹邪芯斜懈泻邪谢褟褖懈褟 谐芯 褋胁褟褌. 袠 褌芯褔薪芯 泻邪褌芯 小褌懈胁褗薪, 邪蟹 胁谢褟蟹芯褏 胁 褉芯谢褟褌邪 薪邪 薪械谐芯胁 褍褔械薪懈泻 懈 褋 谢褞斜芯锌懈褌褋褌胁芯 谐芯 褋谢械写胁邪褏, 薪邪屑懈褉邪褏 褔邪褋褌懈褑邪 褋谢械写 褔邪褋褌懈褑邪 芯褌 懈褋褌芯褉懈褟褌邪 屑褍 懈 胁蟹懈屑邪褏 褌芯胁邪, 芯褌 泻芯械褌芯 懈屑邪褏 薪褍卸写邪, 蟹邪 褋械斜械 褋懈.
袗泻芯 褌褉褟斜胁邪 写邪 蟹邪胁褗褉褕邪 褋 械写薪芯 懈蟹褉械褔械薪懈械, 褌芯 褖械 械, 褔械 锌褉械锌芯褉褗褔胁邪屑 鈥炐撗€邪写懈薪邪褌邪 薪邪 褋邪屑褍褉邪褟鈥�, 蟹邪褖芯褌芯 懈褋褌懈薪褋泻懈 褟 蟹邪芯斜懈褔邪褏 懈 蟹邪褖芯褌芯 胁 泻褉邪泄薪邪 褋屑械褌泻邪 褌芯胁邪 械 械写薪邪 懈蟹褟褖薪邪 懈 蟹邪褌褉芯谐胁邪褖邪 锌褉懈泻邪蟹泻邪 蟹邪 写芯斜褉芯褌芯 懈 泻褉邪褋芯褌邪褌邪, 薪邪锌懈褋邪薪邪 褎懈薪芯, 械谢械谐邪薪褌薪芯, 芯屑邪泄胁邪褖芯.
袩褉械谢械褋褌薪邪褌邪 泻芯褉懈褑邪 械 薪邪 携薪邪 袗褉谐懈褉芯锌褍谢芯褋.
袥械褋薪芯 械 写邪 泻邪卸邪, 褔械 泻薪懈谐邪褌邪 锌褉械写褋褌邪胁褟 懈褋褌芯褉懈褟褌邪 薪邪 小褌懈胁褗薪 鈥� 屑谢邪写 褏褍写芯卸薪懈泻 芯褌 袣懈褌邪泄, 懈蟹锌褉邪褌械薪 写邪 褋械 胁褗蟹褋褌邪薪芯胁褟胁邪 芯褌 褌褍斜械褉泻褍谢芯蟹邪 胁 泻褉邪泄斜褉械卸薪邪褌邪 胁懈谢邪 薪邪 写褟写芯 褋懈 胁 褟锌芯薪褋泻芯褌芯 褋械谢褑械 孝邪褉褍屑懈, 泻褗写械褌芯 锌褗褉胁芯 芯褌泻褉懈胁邪 谐褉邪写懈薪邪褉褟 褋 写褍褕邪 薪邪 褋邪屑褍褉邪泄 袦邪褑褍, 邪 锌芯褋谢械 懈 锌褗褌褟 泻褗屑 褋械斜械 褋懈. 袩芯-褌褉褍写薪芯 屑懈 械 写邪 褉邪蟹泻邪卸邪 泻芯谢泻芯 蟹薪邪褔懈 褌邪蟹懈 泻薪懈谐邪 蟹邪 屑械薪.
袙 谢械泻褑懈褟 锌褉械写 袨斜褖械褋褌胁械薪邪褌邪 斜懈斜谢懈芯褌械泻邪 胁 小邪薪 肖褉邪薪褑懈褋泻芯 (屑芯卸械 写邪 褋械 芯褌泻褉懈械 胁 YouTube, 屑薪芯谐芯 械 锌褉懈褟褌薪邪 蟹邪 褋谢褍褕邪薪械) 袚械泄谢 笑褍泻懈褟屑邪 褉邪蟹泻邪蟹胁邪 泻芯谢泻芯 褌褉褍写薪芯 褲 械 斜懈谢芯 写邪 褋械 蟹邪褏胁邪薪械 写邪 锌懈褕械 胁褌芯褉邪 泻薪懈谐邪 褋谢械写 褍褋锌械褏邪 薪邪 锌褗褉胁邪褌邪 褋懈 鈥� Women of the Silk, 芯褖械 锌芯胁械褔械, 褔械 械 懈褋泻邪谢邪 褋谢械写胁邪褖懈褟褌 褲 褉芯屑邪薪 写邪 斜褗写械 锌芯褋胁械褌械薪 薪邪 褟锌芯薪褋泻邪褌邪 锌芯谢芯胁懈薪邪 芯褌 薪邪褋谢械写褋褌胁芯褌芯 褲, 写邪 褲 锌芯屑芯谐薪械 写邪 懈蟹褋谢械写胁邪 褔邪褋褌 芯褌 褋械斜械 褋懈, 泻芯褟褌芯 胁褋械 芯褖械 薪械 锌芯蟹薪邪胁邪 写芯斜褉械. 袟邪锌芯褔胁邪 褋 屑褗薪懈褔泻懈 褋褌褗锌泻懈, 鈥炐夹叫拘承� 锌芯 褟锌芯薪褋泻懈鈥�, 泻邪泻褌芯 褋邪屑邪 褋械 懈蟹褉邪蟹褟胁邪, 芯褌 械写薪芯 芯褌 薪邪泄-褏邪褉邪泻褌械褉薪懈褌械 蟹邪 泻褍谢褌褍褉邪褌邪 薪械褖邪, 蟹邪 泻芯懈褌芯 褋械 褋械褖邪 鈥� 谐褉邪写懈薪邪褌邪. 效械褌械 泻薪懈谐邪 褋谢械写 泻薪懈谐邪, 写芯泻邪褌芯 薪械 锌芯锌邪写邪 薪邪 械写薪芯 泻芯薪泻褉械褌薪芯 懈蟹褉械褔械薪懈械: You never walk from the front gate to the front door in a straight line; it鈥檚 always a curving path in which you discover things along the way. [袧懈泻芯谐邪 薪械 懈蟹屑懈薪邪胁邪褕 锌褗褌褟 芯褌 锌芯褉褌邪褌邪 写芯 胁褏芯写薪邪褌邪 胁褉邪褌邪 胁 锌褉邪胁邪 谢懈薪懈褟; 褌芯泄 胁懈薪邪谐懈 泻褉懈胁芯谢懈褔懈, 褌邪泻邪 褔械 写邪 芯褌泻褉懈械褕 褉邪蟹薪懈 薪械褖邪, 写芯泻邪褌芯 胁褗褉胁懈褕.]
孝邪泻邪 芯褌 芯斜褉邪蟹, 胁写褗褏薪芯胁械薪 (胁 屑薪芯谐芯 芯斜褖懈 谢懈薪懈懈) 芯褌 褔懈褔芯 褲 锌芯 屑邪泄褔懈薪邪 谢懈薪懈褟, 小褌懈胁褗薪 褋械 锌褉械胁褉褗褖邪 胁 谐械褉芯泄 褋 懈褋褌芯褉懈褟, 谐械褉芯泄, 泻芯泄褌芯 褔褍胁褋褌胁邪屑械 胁褋械 锌芯-斜谢懈蟹褗泻 蟹邪褉邪写懈 械锌懈褋褌芯谢邪褉薪邪褌邪 褎芯褉屑邪 薪邪 褉芯屑邪薪邪 鈥� 泻邪褌芯 谢懈褔械薪 写薪械胁薪懈泻. 孝芯泄 褋谢懈蟹邪 薪邪 谐邪褉邪褌邪 胁 孝邪褉褍屑懈 懈 写芯泻邪褌芯 斜邪胁薪懈褔泻芯 胁褗褉胁懈 锌芯 泻褉懈胁芯谢懈褔械褖邪褌邪 锌褗褌械褔泻邪, 褉邪蟹斜懈褉邪 胁褋械 锌芯胁械褔械 懈 锌芯胁械褔械 蟹邪 卸懈胁芯褌邪 懈 褋胁械褌芯谐谢械写邪 薪邪 袦邪褑褍 鈥� 胁谐谢褗斜械薪懈褟 谐褉邪写懈薪邪褉, 泻芯泄褌芯 褋械 谐褉懈卸懈 蟹邪 泻褗褖邪褌邪 懈屑 懈 蟹邪 褋邪屑懈褟 薪械谐芯.
效械褌芯褏 泻薪懈谐邪褌邪 蟹邪 锌褉芯褍褔胁邪薪械 胁 褌褉褍写械薪 蟹邪 屑械薪 锌械褉懈芯写 懈 斜褗褉蟹芯 芯褌泻褉懈褏, 褔械 胁褋褟泻邪 褋褌褉邪薪懈褑邪 芯褌 薪械褟 屑懈 写械泄褋褌胁邪 泻邪褌芯 屑械写懈褌邪褑懈褟 鈥� 褍褋锌芯泻芯褟胁邪 斜芯褉械褖懈褌械 褋械 胁 屑械薪 械屑芯褑懈懈 懈 屑懈褋谢懈 懈 屑械 芯褋褌邪胁褟 薪邪 斜褉械谐邪 锌褉械写 泻褗褖邪褌邪 胁 孝邪褉褍屑懈, 胁谐谢械写邪薪邪 胁褗胁 胁褗谢薪懈褌械 懈 胁 懈褋褌芯褉懈褟褌邪 薪邪 小褌懈胁褗薪, 袦邪褑褍, 小邪褔懈 懈 胁褋懈褔泻懈 芯褋褌邪薪邪谢懈 谐械褉芯懈, 泻芯懈褌芯 屑械 泻邪褉邪褏邪 胁褋械 锌芯-薪邪胁褗褌褉械 胁 褋械斜械 褋懈 写邪 褋械 胁蟹懈褉邪屑. 小邪屑邪褌邪 笑褍泻懈褟屑邪 泻邪蟹胁邪, 褔械 胁褗锌褉械泻懈 胁芯泄薪邪褌邪 (写械泄褋褌胁懈械褌芯 褋械 褉邪蟹胁懈胁邪 胁 泻褉邪褟 薪邪 褌褉懈泄褋械褌褌械 谐芯写懈薪懈 薪邪 屑懈薪邪谢懈褟 胁械泻, 锌芯 胁褉械屑械 薪邪 袙褌芯褉邪褌邪 泻懈褌邪泄褋泻芯-褟锌芯薪褋泻邪 胁芯泄薪邪), 锌褉懈褉芯写薪懈褌械 懈 写褍褕械胁薪懈褌械 斜械写褋褌胁懈褟 胁 褉芯屑邪薪邪, 褌褟 胁懈薪邪谐懈 谐芯 械 芯锌褉械写械谢褟谢邪 泻邪褌芯 褋胁芯褟褌邪 写蟹械薪 泻薪懈谐邪. 袦邪泄褉械 袘褍褞泻谢懈械胁邪, 锌褉械泻褉邪褋薪邪褌邪 锌褉械胁芯写邪褔泻邪, 泻芯褟褌芯 褋褗褋 褋褗褉褑械 懈 写褍褕邪 锌褉械褌胁芯褉懈 褌械泻褋褌邪 薪邪 斜褗谢谐邪褉褋泻懈, 褟 芯锌褉械写械谢懈 泻邪褌芯 褋褗蟹械褉褑邪褌械谢薪邪. 袠 写胁械褌械 褋邪 锌褉邪胁懈, 褉邪蟹斜懈褉邪 褋械. 袧芯 薪械褖邪褌邪, 泻芯懈褌芯 薪邪泄-屑薪芯谐芯 屑械 胁锌械褔邪褌谢懈褏邪 胁 鈥炐撗€邪写懈薪邪褌邪 薪邪 褋邪屑褍褉邪褟鈥� 斜褟褏邪 褋锌芯泻芯泄褋褌胁懈械褌芯, 褋褌芯懈褑懈蟹屑邪 薪邪 袦邪褑褍, 褍屑械薪懈械褌芯 懈 褋懈谢邪褌邪 写邪 胁芯写懈 写芯褋褌芯泄薪芯 褌懈褏邪褌邪 斜懈褌泻邪 薪邪 卸懈胁芯褌邪 懈 写邪 芯褌泻褉懈胁邪 写芯斜褉芯褌芯 懈 泻褉邪褋芯褌邪褌邪 胁 褏芯褉邪褌邪 懈 蟹邪芯斜懈泻邪谢褟褖懈褟 谐芯 褋胁褟褌. 袠 褌芯褔薪芯 泻邪褌芯 小褌懈胁褗薪, 邪蟹 胁谢褟蟹芯褏 胁 褉芯谢褟褌邪 薪邪 薪械谐芯胁 褍褔械薪懈泻 懈 褋 谢褞斜芯锌懈褌褋褌胁芯 谐芯 褋谢械写胁邪褏, 薪邪屑懈褉邪褏 褔邪褋褌懈褑邪 褋谢械写 褔邪褋褌懈褑邪 芯褌 懈褋褌芯褉懈褟褌邪 屑褍 懈 胁蟹懈屑邪褏 褌芯胁邪, 芯褌 泻芯械褌芯 懈屑邪褏 薪褍卸写邪, 蟹邪 褋械斜械 褋懈.
袗泻芯 褌褉褟斜胁邪 写邪 蟹邪胁褗褉褕邪 褋 械写薪芯 懈蟹褉械褔械薪懈械, 褌芯 褖械 械, 褔械 锌褉械锌芯褉褗褔胁邪屑 鈥炐撗€邪写懈薪邪褌邪 薪邪 褋邪屑褍褉邪褟鈥�, 蟹邪褖芯褌芯 懈褋褌懈薪褋泻懈 褟 蟹邪芯斜懈褔邪褏 懈 蟹邪褖芯褌芯 胁 泻褉邪泄薪邪 褋屑械褌泻邪 褌芯胁邪 械 械写薪邪 懈蟹褟褖薪邪 懈 蟹邪褌褉芯谐胁邪褖邪 锌褉懈泻邪蟹泻邪 蟹邪 写芯斜褉芯褌芯 懈 泻褉邪褋芯褌邪褌邪, 薪邪锌懈褋邪薪邪 褎懈薪芯, 械谢械谐邪薪褌薪芯, 芯屑邪泄胁邪褖芯.
袩褉械谢械褋褌薪邪褌邪 泻芯褉懈褑邪 械 薪邪 携薪邪 袗褉谐懈褉芯锌褍谢芯褋.
January 31, 2008
This was an excellent and peaceful book...it is about a young chinese man who is sent to his parent's summer home at the beach in Japan to recover from an illness. The caretaker of the home becomes his life-teacher and as the book unfolds he learns about relationships, how to find peace within himself, and about love and loss. It is written as excerpts from his journal and so it is from his perspective...as though we, the reader, are sharing his inner-most thoughts and feelings. It gave me an insight into the beauty of Japan and the way of life in the remote parts of that country in the 1930s. I also particularly enjoyed it because the caretaker's garden is his reverent and therapeutic domain..something i can relate to. I had a sense of peace while reading this book and could not wait to find time to sit and read it in my free time. I would strongly recommend this book..it is an easy book to read and a quick read..one that I hated to see come to an end.
July 10, 2024
袣邪泻 械 胁褗蟹屑芯卸薪芯, 胁 褌邪蟹懈 泻薪懈谐邪 写邪 薪械 褋械 褋谢褍褔胁邪 薪懈褖芯 懈 胁 褋褗褖芯褌芯 胁褉械屑械 写邪 褋械 褋谢褍褔胁邪褌 褌芯谢泻芯胁邪 屑薪芯谐芯 薪械褖邪?馃馃徎
袧械 褍褋锌褟褏 写邪 褋械 褋胁褗褉卸邪 褋 锌械褉褋芯薪邪卸懈褌械 锌褉械蟹 锌芯谢芯胁懈薪邪褌邪 芯褌 懈褋褌芯褉懈褟褌邪 懈 褌芯胁邪 械 锌褉懈褔懈薪邪褌邪 写邪 薪械 写邪屑 5 芯褌 5 蟹胁械蟹写懈.
袠褋褌芯褉懈褟 蟹邪 卸懈胁芯褌邪, 蟹邪 褋屑褗褉褌褌邪, 蟹邪 褋械屑械泄褋褌胁芯褌芯, 蟹邪 褔械褋褌褌邪 懈 蟹邪 懈蟹斜芯褉懈褌械. 袠蟹薪械薪邪写胁邪褖芯 褋褗屑 屑薪芯谐芯 写芯胁芯谢械薪, 蟹邪褖芯褌芯 薪邪褔邪谢芯褌芯 屑懈 斜械褕械 屑械褏, 薪芯 褋谢邪胁邪 斜芯谐褍 胁褋懈褔泻芯 褋械 锌褉芯屑械薪懈.
袧械 褍褋锌褟褏 写邪 褋械 褋胁褗褉卸邪 褋 锌械褉褋芯薪邪卸懈褌械 锌褉械蟹 锌芯谢芯胁懈薪邪褌邪 芯褌 懈褋褌芯褉懈褟褌邪 懈 褌芯胁邪 械 锌褉懈褔懈薪邪褌邪 写邪 薪械 写邪屑 5 芯褌 5 蟹胁械蟹写懈.
袠褋褌芯褉懈褟 蟹邪 卸懈胁芯褌邪, 蟹邪 褋屑褗褉褌褌邪, 蟹邪 褋械屑械泄褋褌胁芯褌芯, 蟹邪 褔械褋褌褌邪 懈 蟹邪 懈蟹斜芯褉懈褌械. 袠蟹薪械薪邪写胁邪褖芯 褋褗屑 屑薪芯谐芯 写芯胁芯谢械薪, 蟹邪褖芯褌芯 薪邪褔邪谢芯褌芯 屑懈 斜械褕械 屑械褏, 薪芯 褋谢邪胁邪 斜芯谐褍 胁褋懈褔泻芯 褋械 锌褉芯屑械薪懈.
March 19, 2019
The serenity and beauty of a Japanese garden and assistance of a samurai come through this story. Both aspects unveil a poignant story.
1937: Stephen Chan, 20 years old, is sent by his family from busy Hong Kong to his family鈥檚 summer house by the sea in Tarumi, Japan, to recover from tuberculosis.
He is met there by the only occupant of the house Matsu, who鈥檚 been taking care of the house and garden since early age. The garden reflects the extension of his life. In the village he is known for his art as a master of gardens. He uses flowers as colors to paint his picture in the garden.
While Stephen recuperates, he occupies his time with painting and drawing.
At the beach, he meets two sisters Keiko and Mika. As he gets to know Keiko, he learns of her brother being with the Japanese army in China. That makes him wander if the brother is in Shanghai, where Japanese recently celebrated their victory over controlling the city.
Matsu takes Stephen to Yamaguchi to visit his leper friend Sachi. This village in the mountains was designated just for lepers. With each visit Stephen gets to know Sachi more and he is fascinated by her calmness. He persists in convincing her to tell him her story. And it is a profound story.
As the story develops, it reveals in bits the sad history of Japanese invasions, including unnecessary brutality. But the story is concentrated on human nature and what it takes to achieve calmness as human nature tends to struggle.
The story has a bit slow beginning, but once the leper village is introduced (pg 23) the story picks up its pace and is touchingly presented.
The book mentions women divers, if you鈥檇 like to read more about this: The Island of Sea Women by Lisa See 鈥� about Korean island of Jeju known for women divers.
Highly recommend another book about the issue of lepers: The Island by Victoria Hislop
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1937: Stephen Chan, 20 years old, is sent by his family from busy Hong Kong to his family鈥檚 summer house by the sea in Tarumi, Japan, to recover from tuberculosis.
He is met there by the only occupant of the house Matsu, who鈥檚 been taking care of the house and garden since early age. The garden reflects the extension of his life. In the village he is known for his art as a master of gardens. He uses flowers as colors to paint his picture in the garden.
While Stephen recuperates, he occupies his time with painting and drawing.
At the beach, he meets two sisters Keiko and Mika. As he gets to know Keiko, he learns of her brother being with the Japanese army in China. That makes him wander if the brother is in Shanghai, where Japanese recently celebrated their victory over controlling the city.
Matsu takes Stephen to Yamaguchi to visit his leper friend Sachi. This village in the mountains was designated just for lepers. With each visit Stephen gets to know Sachi more and he is fascinated by her calmness. He persists in convincing her to tell him her story. And it is a profound story.
As the story develops, it reveals in bits the sad history of Japanese invasions, including unnecessary brutality. But the story is concentrated on human nature and what it takes to achieve calmness as human nature tends to struggle.
The story has a bit slow beginning, but once the leper village is introduced (pg 23) the story picks up its pace and is touchingly presented.
The book mentions women divers, if you鈥檇 like to read more about this: The Island of Sea Women by Lisa See 鈥� about Korean island of Jeju known for women divers.
Highly recommend another book about the issue of lepers: The Island by Victoria Hislop
@FB/BestHistoricalFiction
February 9, 2017
Bad, sentimental, insipid book about a young Chinese man from a wealthy Hong Kong family who is sent to a small village in Japan (why?) to convalesce from TB (?), only to discover a leper colony (named Yamaguchi lol) up in the mountains. The Japanese are conquering China, but the young man Stephen who loves to call himself Stephen-san (which he shouldn't do when speaking about himself) doesn't really care either for his country, his friends, or his family. Neither does he care about his illness, swimming in the sea, visiting people whose health has already been weakened by their disease, or kissing Japanese girls, all the time more or less happily spraying his surroundings with bacteria.
What else? There is a supposedly taciturn and secretive gardener Matsu, who after a few days spills all his sweet red beans to Stephen-san. There is his lover Sachi who lives in the colony and is ashamed at not having committed seppuku long time ago (despite the fact that women didn't commit seppuku). There are a few other people, who very often say "I am honored to see you here" and not much more. There is a lot of Japanese, which is funny, because a lot of it is incorrect (genken instead of genkan, yakata instead of yukata, stuff like that). The Japanese people in general are completely dead, killed by their politeness, mysteriousness and I dunno? honor? and rice crackers.
As long as books like these are being published, there is hope for every and all Orientalist charlatans under the sun. Cheers!
What else? There is a supposedly taciturn and secretive gardener Matsu, who after a few days spills all his sweet red beans to Stephen-san. There is his lover Sachi who lives in the colony and is ashamed at not having committed seppuku long time ago (despite the fact that women didn't commit seppuku). There are a few other people, who very often say "I am honored to see you here" and not much more. There is a lot of Japanese, which is funny, because a lot of it is incorrect (genken instead of genkan, yakata instead of yukata, stuff like that). The Japanese people in general are completely dead, killed by their politeness, mysteriousness and I dunno? honor? and rice crackers.
As long as books like these are being published, there is hope for every and all Orientalist charlatans under the sun. Cheers!
April 7, 2008
Languish for a while in the Tsukiyama's Japanese garden and you may never want to leave. The serenity created in Matsu's little haven is contradicted by the military domination of the Japanese over the Chinese and the reclusive leper colony struggling for a peaceful existence in a realm beyond that of war. It is to this environment that a young Chinese boy enters into in search of healthier air and soothing salt of the sea . As his body begins healing, his emotions are delicately fractured by all that he learns of war, leprosy, first love, his family secrets, and the servant Matsu - who is truly a master of wisdom, honor, and faith. I wanted to walk through this garden again and again.
June 17, 2024
袪邪蟹泻芯褕械薪 historical fiction! 袩褉芯褋褌芯 褉邪蟹泻芯褕械薪 馃枻
January 2, 2024
袦薪芯谐芯 懈蟹褌芯褔械薪 锌芯 写褍褏 褉芯屑邪薪, 胁 泻芯泄褌芯 褋褗斜懈褌懈褟褌邪 褋械 褉邪蟹谐褉褗褖邪褌 锌芯-褋泻芯褉芯 胁褗胁 胁褗褌褉械褕薪芯褌芯, 芯褌泻芯谢泻芯褌芯 胁褗胁 胁褗薪褕薪芯褌芯. "袚褉邪写懈薪邪褌邪 薪邪 褋邪屑褍褉邪褟" 褉邪蟹泻邪蟹胁邪 蟹邪 械写薪邪 谐芯写懈薪邪 芯褌 卸懈胁芯褌邪 薪邪 屑谢邪写 屑褗卸 芯褌 啸芯薪泻芯薪谐, 泻芯泄褌芯 械 懈蟹锌褉邪褌械薪 写邪 胁褗蟹褋褌邪薪芯胁褟胁邪 蟹写褉邪胁械褌芯 褋懈 胁 泻褉邪泄斜褉械卸薪邪 褋械屑械泄薪邪 胁懈谢邪 斜谢懈蟹芯 写芯 袣芯斜械, 携锌芯薪懈褟. 袚芯写懈薪邪褌邪 械 1937, 蟹邪锌芯褔薪邪谢邪 械 袙褌芯褉邪褌邪 泻懈褌邪泄褋泻芯-褟锌芯薪褋泻邪 胁芯泄薪邪. 袙 泻芯屑锌邪薪懈褟褌邪 薪邪 袦邪褑褍, 胁褗蟹褉邪褋褌薪懈褟褌 写芯屑邪泻懈薪, 懈 薪械谐芯胁邪褌邪 谐褉邪写懈薪邪 小褌懈胁褗薪 薪邪屑懈褉邪 褋胁芯械芯斜褉邪蟹械薪 芯邪蟹懈褋 屑械卸写褍 写胁邪褌邪 褋胁褟褌邪, 薪芯 懈 锌芯谢褍褔邪胁邪 褌褉褍写薪懈 褍褉芯褑懈. 袚褉懈卸邪褌邪 薪邪 袦邪褑褍 蟹邪 薪械谐芯胁邪褌邪 锌褉懈褟褌械谢泻邪 小邪褔懈, 锌褉懈薪褍写械薪邪 写邪 卸懈胁械械 胁 芯褌写邪谢械褔械薪芯 锌谢邪薪懈薪褋泻芯 褋械谢褑械, 锌芯泻邪蟹胁邪 薪邪 小褌懈胁褗薪 泻邪泻胁芯 械 写邪 褋懈 懈褋褌懈薪褋泻懈 褋邪屑褍褉邪泄 胁 械卸械写薪械胁懈械褌芯. 袦薪芯谐芯 褋褗蟹械褉褑邪褌械谢薪邪 懈 褎懈薪邪 泻薪懈谐邪, 胁 泻芯褟褌芯 械 胁锌谢械褌械薪邪 褔邪褋褌 芯褌 褋械屑械泄薪邪褌邪 懈褋褌芯褉懈褟 薪邪 褋邪屑邪褌邪 邪胁褌芯褉泻邪 鈥� 写褗褖械褉褟 薪邪 褟锌芯薪械褑 懈 泻懈褌邪泄泻邪.
June 30, 2024
袣褉邪褋懈胁邪, 懈蟹褟褖薪邪, 斜邪胁薪邪, 褎懈薪邪, 褋械屑锌谢邪, 褋褗蟹械褉褑邪褌械谢薪邪, 泻褉邪褋懈胁邪 泻薪懈谐邪. 袪芯屑邪薪, 蟹邪 泻芯泄褌芯 褋屑褟褌邪屑, 褔械 薪褟屑邪 薪褍卸写邪 写邪 褋械 斜懈褟褌 褌褗锌邪薪懈 懈 写邪 褋械 锌懈褕邪褌 写褗谢谐懈 褉械胁褞褌邪. 袗泻芯 胁懈 薪邪屑械褉懈, 褖械 械 胁邪褕邪褌邪 泻薪懈谐邪 懈 褖械 褋懈 褟 锌褉械卸懈胁械械褌械 褋邪屑懈. 袧懈泻芯谐邪 薪械 褋褗屑 屑械写懈褌懈褉邪谢邪, 薪芯 屑懈褋谢褟, 褔械 褋 锌褉芯褔懈褌邪 屑邪泻褋懈屑邪谢薪芯 褋械 写芯斜谢懈卸懈褏 写芯 屑械写懈褌邪褑懈褟. 小褞卸械褌邪 械 屑薪芯谐芯 芯斜褉邪薪, 薪芯 邪胁褌芯褉泻邪褌邪 褍褋锌褟 写邪 屑械 蟹邪胁谢邪写械械 锌芯 褏懈谢褟写懈 薪邪褔懈薪懈 褋 胁褋懈褔泻懈 褉邪蟹谐芯胁芯褉懈 屑械卸写褍 谐械褉芯懈褌械, 泻褉邪褋芯褌邪褌邪 薪邪 锌褉懈褉芯写邪褌邪 懈 褋锌芯泻芯泄褋褌胁懈械褌芯 泻芯械褌芯 胁褋褟泻邪 褋褌褉邪薪懈褑邪 屑懈 写邪胁邪褕械. 袠褋泻邪褏 懈 屑芯卸械褏 写邪 锌褉芯褔械褌邪 褉芯屑邪薪邪 蟹邪 写胁邪 写薪懈, 薪芯 懈 屑懈 褋械 懈褋泻邪褕械 褌芯胁邪 写邪 褋褌邪胁邪 斜邪胁薪芯, 蟹邪 写邪 褋褗屑 锌芯-写褗谢谐芯 胁 泻芯屑锌邪薪懈褟褌邪 薪邪 小褌懈胁褗薪, 袦邪褑褍 懈 小邪褔懈.
鈥溞栃感残狙傃娧� 薪械 械 褋邪屑芯 胁褗褌褉械 胁 褌械斜, 邪 褋械 锌褉芯褋褌懈褉邪 薪邪胁褋褟泻褗写械 芯泻芯谢芯 褌械斜, 薪械蟹邪胁懈褋懈屑芯 写邪谢懈 谐芯 卸械谢邪械褕 懈谢懈 薪械.鈥�
鈥溞氀€邪褋芯褌邪褌邪 褋褗褖械褋褌胁褍胁邪 褌邪屑, 泻褗写械褌芯 薪邪泄-屑邪谢泻芯 芯褔邪泻胁邪褕 写邪 褟 薪邪屑械褉懈褕鈥� 孝懈 锌芯蟹薪邪胁邪褕械 褋邪屑芯 芯斜懈泻薪芯胁械薪邪褌邪 泻褉邪褋芯褌邪, 泻芯褟褌芯 褋械 锌褉芯褟胁褟胁邪 胁褗薪褕薪芯. 袦芯卸械 斜懈 褋械谐邪 褖械 懈蟹锌懈褌邪褕 卸械谢邪薪懈械 蟹邪 薪械褖芯 锌芯-写褗谢斜芯泻芯.鈥�
鈥溞拘残敌� 屑芯卸械 褋邪屑芯 写邪 褋械 芯斜褗褉薪械 薪邪蟹邪写 褋 薪邪写械卸写邪褌邪, 褔械 胁褋懈褔泻芯, 泻芯械褌芯 褋械 械 褋谢褍褔懈谢芯 胁 卸懈胁芯褌邪 屑褍, 械 懈屑邪谢芯 薪褟泻邪泻褗胁 蟹邪屑懈褋褗谢.鈥�
鈥溞栃感残狙傃娧� 薪械 械 褋邪屑芯 胁褗褌褉械 胁 褌械斜, 邪 褋械 锌褉芯褋褌懈褉邪 薪邪胁褋褟泻褗写械 芯泻芯谢芯 褌械斜, 薪械蟹邪胁懈褋懈屑芯 写邪谢懈 谐芯 卸械谢邪械褕 懈谢懈 薪械.鈥�
鈥溞氀€邪褋芯褌邪褌邪 褋褗褖械褋褌胁褍胁邪 褌邪屑, 泻褗写械褌芯 薪邪泄-屑邪谢泻芯 芯褔邪泻胁邪褕 写邪 褟 薪邪屑械褉懈褕鈥� 孝懈 锌芯蟹薪邪胁邪褕械 褋邪屑芯 芯斜懈泻薪芯胁械薪邪褌邪 泻褉邪褋芯褌邪, 泻芯褟褌芯 褋械 锌褉芯褟胁褟胁邪 胁褗薪褕薪芯. 袦芯卸械 斜懈 褋械谐邪 褖械 懈蟹锌懈褌邪褕 卸械谢邪薪懈械 蟹邪 薪械褖芯 锌芯-写褗谢斜芯泻芯.鈥�
鈥溞拘残敌� 屑芯卸械 褋邪屑芯 写邪 褋械 芯斜褗褉薪械 薪邪蟹邪写 褋 薪邪写械卸写邪褌邪, 褔械 胁褋懈褔泻芯, 泻芯械褌芯 褋械 械 褋谢褍褔懈谢芯 胁 卸懈胁芯褌邪 屑褍, 械 懈屑邪谢芯 薪褟泻邪泻褗胁 蟹邪屑懈褋褗谢.鈥�
January 21, 2018
This was a good book, a well told, gentle story, with believable, likable characters, but, for whatever reason, I just never got emotionally involved. A solid 3, heading toward 3.5.
July 23, 2014
Buddy read with Jeannette
On the face of it, The Samurai鈥檚 Garden is a beautifully told story of one young man鈥檚 journey to figure out who he is, a sort of coming of age story. But there is really so much more below the surface. There is an enchanting and poignant love story. The reader is shown how beauty can exist in a cruel world. There is betrayal, adultery, young love, and two gardens that play a large role as a place of peace. Plus other topics I don鈥檛 want to mention so as not to spoil anything. All of this is framed by the Japanese invasion of China during 1937-1938. Writing this I wonder how it all came together to make a cohesive story, but it does, and with beautiful imagery.
Stephen Chan is a young man of 20, recovering from tuberculosis. He is sent from his family鈥檚 home in Hong Kong to their summer beach home in Tarumi, Japan. Stephen is met at the Tarumi train station by Matsu, the family鈥檚 long time gardener/caretaker of the summer home. From the beginning it is clear that Matsu will not baby Stephen and that is just what Stephen needs at this point in his life. At first it seemed to me that Matsu was more the teacher or guide to Stephen. But really Matsu and Stephen form a bond and learn about life and family from each other. Stephen is introduced to other inhabitants of Tarumi who play a large role in his year long stay. Kenzo, Keiko and the most important, Sachi (an older woman who actually lives in Yamaguchi) all develop a relationship with Stephen.
This story is told by way of entries in Stephen鈥檚 journal as he learns about loyalty to friends and family. Japanese culture is incorporated into the story. Read the book it really is wonderful!
On the face of it, The Samurai鈥檚 Garden is a beautifully told story of one young man鈥檚 journey to figure out who he is, a sort of coming of age story. But there is really so much more below the surface. There is an enchanting and poignant love story. The reader is shown how beauty can exist in a cruel world. There is betrayal, adultery, young love, and two gardens that play a large role as a place of peace. Plus other topics I don鈥檛 want to mention so as not to spoil anything. All of this is framed by the Japanese invasion of China during 1937-1938. Writing this I wonder how it all came together to make a cohesive story, but it does, and with beautiful imagery.
Stephen Chan is a young man of 20, recovering from tuberculosis. He is sent from his family鈥檚 home in Hong Kong to their summer beach home in Tarumi, Japan. Stephen is met at the Tarumi train station by Matsu, the family鈥檚 long time gardener/caretaker of the summer home. From the beginning it is clear that Matsu will not baby Stephen and that is just what Stephen needs at this point in his life. At first it seemed to me that Matsu was more the teacher or guide to Stephen. But really Matsu and Stephen form a bond and learn about life and family from each other. Stephen is introduced to other inhabitants of Tarumi who play a large role in his year long stay. Kenzo, Keiko and the most important, Sachi (an older woman who actually lives in Yamaguchi) all develop a relationship with Stephen.
This story is told by way of entries in Stephen鈥檚 journal as he learns about loyalty to friends and family. Japanese culture is incorporated into the story. Read the book it really is wonderful!
July 22, 2024
袩褉械泻褉邪褋薪邪 懈褋褌芯褉懈褟, 褋褗斜褉邪谢邪 褌芯谢泻芯胁邪 屑薪芯谐芯 褋屑懈褋褗谢 胁 褋械斜械 褋懈. 袙褋褟泻邪 胁褌芯褉邪 写褍屑邪 褌械 蟹邪屑懈褋谢褟, 泻邪褉邪 褌械 写邪 褋械 胁褉褗褖邪褕 泻褗屑 褋锌芯屑械薪懈, 泻褗屑 薪械懈蟹褉械褔械薪懈 薪械褖邪. 袨斜懈褔邪屑 褌邪泻懈胁邪 泻薪懈谐懈, 芯薪械蟹懈, 泻芯懈褌芯 褌械 泻邪褉邪褌 写邪 褋械 胁谐谢械写邪褕 胁 褋械斜械 褋懈 懈 写邪 锌芯谐谢械写薪械褕 卸懈胁芯褌邪 芯褌胁褗写 械卸械写薪械胁懈械褌芯, 芯褌胁褗写 斜懈褌芯胁懈蟹屑懈褌械 懈 屑邪谢泻懈褌械 薪械褖邪, 泻芯懈褌芯 褋褗褋褌邪胁褟褌 写薪懈褌械 薪懈.
袧械褖邪褌邪, 泻芯懈褌芯 锌芯屑薪懈褕 蟹邪 薪褟泻芯谐芯, 泻芯谐邪褌芯 胁械褔械 谐芯 薪褟屑邪, 褋邪 褋褌褉邪薪薪懈. 袧褟屑邪 写胁邪屑邪 写褍褕懈, 泻芯懈褌芯 写邪 褋械 褔褍胁褋褌胁邪褌 锌芯 械写懈薪 懈 褋褗褖懈 薪邪褔懈薪, 屑邪泻邪褉 褔械 锌芯胁械褔械褌芯 褏芯褉邪 芯斜懈泻薪芯胁械薪芯 锌芯屑薪褟褌 薪邪泄-胁械褔械 屑懈褉懈蟹屑懈 懈谢懈 懈蟹褉邪卸械薪懈褟, 蟹胁褍褔械薪械褌芯 薪邪 谐谢邪褋邪, 薪械褌懈锌懈褔械薪 卸械褋褌.
袥褍写芯褋褌褌邪 薪邪 胁芯泄薪邪褌邪 褍薪懈褖芯卸邪胁邪 屑薪芯谐芯 锌芯胁械褔械 芯褌 胁芯泄薪懈褑懈褌械, 泻芯懈褌芯 褟 胁芯写褟褌. 孝褟 褋褗褋懈锌胁邪 胁褋懈褔泻芯 锌芯 锌褗褌褟 褋懈 懈 薪懈泻芯泄 薪械 械 胁 褋褗褋褌芯褟薪懈械 写邪 懈蟹斜械谐薪械 谐褉邪斜谢懈胁懈褌械 褲 薪芯泻褌懈.
袧械褖邪褌邪, 泻芯懈褌芯 锌芯屑薪懈褕 蟹邪 薪褟泻芯谐芯, 泻芯谐邪褌芯 胁械褔械 谐芯 薪褟屑邪, 褋邪 褋褌褉邪薪薪懈. 袧褟屑邪 写胁邪屑邪 写褍褕懈, 泻芯懈褌芯 写邪 褋械 褔褍胁褋褌胁邪褌 锌芯 械写懈薪 懈 褋褗褖懈 薪邪褔懈薪, 屑邪泻邪褉 褔械 锌芯胁械褔械褌芯 褏芯褉邪 芯斜懈泻薪芯胁械薪芯 锌芯屑薪褟褌 薪邪泄-胁械褔械 屑懈褉懈蟹屑懈 懈谢懈 懈蟹褉邪卸械薪懈褟, 蟹胁褍褔械薪械褌芯 薪邪 谐谢邪褋邪, 薪械褌懈锌懈褔械薪 卸械褋褌.
袥褍写芯褋褌褌邪 薪邪 胁芯泄薪邪褌邪 褍薪懈褖芯卸邪胁邪 屑薪芯谐芯 锌芯胁械褔械 芯褌 胁芯泄薪懈褑懈褌械, 泻芯懈褌芯 褟 胁芯写褟褌. 孝褟 褋褗褋懈锌胁邪 胁褋懈褔泻芯 锌芯 锌褗褌褟 褋懈 懈 薪懈泻芯泄 薪械 械 胁 褋褗褋褌芯褟薪懈械 写邪 懈蟹斜械谐薪械 谐褉邪斜谢懈胁懈褌械 褲 薪芯泻褌懈.
March 27, 2018
I hesitate to call this a "quiet" novel because often that means dull and boring. I enjoyed every page of this gentle, meditative book. The Samurai's Garden starts as the straightforward story of Stephen, a young Chinese man who goes to his family's seaside vacation home in Japan to recover from tuberculosis during WWII. But underneath the calm surface there is much more going on. Stephen's taciturn caretaker emerges as a hero, a woman whose face is eaten away by leprosy is profoundly beautiful and his Japanese friends are his country's enemies.
December 1, 2018
Lovely book. I didn鈥檛 want it to end. I wanted to accompany Stephen back to Hong Kong to rejoin his mother and sister. Also, I wanted him to continue to have Matsu and his garden and his words of wisdom in his life. Sigh. The book ended too soon.
September 8, 2023
袧械胁械褉芯褟褌薪邪 泻薪懈谐邪, 褔械褌械 褋械 薪邪 械写懈薪 写褗褏.
May 29, 2024
袪邪蟹褌褟谐邪褖邪 褋械 薪械卸薪芯褋褌.
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August 10, 2023"袚褉邪写懈薪邪褌邪 薪邪 褋邪屑褍褉邪褟" 芯褌 袚械泄谢 笑褍泻懈褟屑邪 (懈蟹写. Benitorial, 2023) 蟹邪锌芯褔胁邪 斜邪胁薪芯 懈 褌芯胁邪 械 褑械谢械薪邪褋芯褔械薪芯, 屑懈褋谢褟 - 懈 邪泻芯 胁谢械蟹械褕 胁 芯斜褍胁泻懈褌械 薪邪 谐谢邪胁薪懈褟 谐械褉芯泄 - 小褌懈胁褗薪, 锌谢邪胁薪芯 褌械 芯褌胁械卸写邪 写邪谢械褔 芯褌 锌褉械锌褍褋泻邪褖懈褟 褋胁褟褌, 褌邪屑 泻褗写械褌芯 胁褉械屑械褌芯 褌械褔械 锌芯 褋褗胁褋械屑 褉邪蟹谢懈褔械薪 薪邪褔懈薪, 褌芯 锌褉芯褋褌芯 芯褌屑懈薪邪胁邪 懈 薪褟屑邪 薪懈褖芯 锌芯-薪芯褉屑邪谢薪芯 芯褌 褌芯胁邪. 袗 褌懈 褋械 褋谢懈胁邪褕 褋 薪械谐芯, 胁谢懈蟹邪褕 胁 褉懈褌褗屑邪 薪邪 锌褉懈褉芯写邪褌邪, 薪邪 胁褗褌褉械褕薪懈褌械 褋懈 褍褋械褖邪薪懈褟, 胁 褌械斜 褋械 薪邪写懈谐邪 卸械谢邪薪懈械 写邪 褍褔懈褕, 写邪 写芯褋褌懈谐薪械褕 懈褋褌懈薪褋锟斤拷芯 锌芯蟹薪邪薪懈械. 袠 谐芯 锌褉邪胁懈褕 - 褍褔懈褕 褋 懈褋泻褉械薪芯 谢褞斜懈褌褋褌胁芯 懈 褌褗褉锌械薪懈械 蟹邪 屑械褋褌邪褌邪, 蟹邪 屑懈薪邪谢芯褌芯, 蟹邪 胁褉褗蟹泻邪褌邪 屑褍 褋 薪邪褋褌芯褟褖械褌芯, 蟹邪 褏芯褉邪褌邪 芯泻芯谢芯 褌械斜, 蟹邪 褌械褏薪懈褌械 锌褉懈褔懈薪懈 写邪 斜褗写邪褌 褌芯胁邪, 泻芯械褌芯 褋邪, 蟹邪 褋械斜械 褋懈. 校褔懈褕 褋械 薪邪 写芯褋褌芯泄薪褋褌胁芯 胁 屑褗谢褔邪薪懈械褌芯 懈 薪械锌褉懈屑懈褉懈屑芯褋褌 胁 锌褉懈屑懈褉懈屑芯褋褌褌邪, 薪邪 谐褉邪写懈薪邪褉褋褌胁芯 胁 谐褉邪写懈薪邪褌邪 薪邪 卸懈胁芯褌邪.
袛邪薪懈械谢邪,
09.08.2023 谐., 谐褉. 小芯褎懈褟
袛邪薪懈械谢邪,
09.08.2023 谐., 谐褉. 小芯褎懈褟
May 18, 2017
Have you ever turned off the sound on a video or TV program, and just watched the picture? You see things you don鈥檛 see when you are distracted by the 鈥渘oise.鈥� That鈥檚 how this book felt for me--quiet and calm enough to expose some details I might otherwise have missed. And they were delicately beautiful details.
One of my takeaways: creating order and carefully-tended beauty can help us deal with the ugly and uncontrollable things that exist in our lives.
I love this kind of quiet and sensitive writing. While there were times when I thought Tsukiyama had taken it a bit too far, that the quietness here was possibly too much of a good thing, I was very much affected by the story. The distinctive characters and atmosphere will stay with me for a long time.
鈥淗e showed me that life is not just from within, it extends all around you, whether you wish it to or not.鈥�
One of my takeaways: creating order and carefully-tended beauty can help us deal with the ugly and uncontrollable things that exist in our lives.
I love this kind of quiet and sensitive writing. While there were times when I thought Tsukiyama had taken it a bit too far, that the quietness here was possibly too much of a good thing, I was very much affected by the story. The distinctive characters and atmosphere will stay with me for a long time.
鈥淗e showed me that life is not just from within, it extends all around you, whether you wish it to or not.鈥�
September 1, 2023
袠褋褌芯褉懈褟褌邪 胁 鈥炐撗€邪写懈薪邪褌邪 薪邪 褋邪屑褍褉邪褟鈥� 蟹邪锌芯褔胁邪 斜邪胁薪芯, 屑褍写薪芯, 懈 胁 械写懈薪 屑芯屑械薪褌 胁械褔械 褋懈 蟹邪卸懈胁褟谢 胁 孝邪褉褍屑懈, 谐谢械写邪褕 芯褌褋褌褉邪薪懈 谐械褉芯懈褌械 懈 褌懈 褋械 懈褋泻邪 懈 褌懈 写邪 锌芯蟹薪邪胁邪褕 褌邪泻懈胁邪 褏芯褉邪, 泻芯懈褌芯 屑芯谐邪褌 写邪 芯褌泻褉懈褟褌 泻褉邪褋芯褌邪褌邪 写芯褉懈 胁 薪邪泄- 褌械卸泻邪褌邪 懈 谐褉芯蟹薪邪 泻邪褉褌懈薪邪.
袩褉械泻褉邪褋薪芯 薪邪锌懈褋邪薪邪, 褌褉芯谐邪褌械谢薪邪 懈 胁 褋褗褖芯褌芯 胁褉械屑械 褍褞褌薪邪 泻薪懈谐邪. 效褍写械褋械薪 褉邪蟹泻邪蟹 蟹邪 褋械斜械芯褌泻褉懈胁邪薪械褌芯, 谢褞斜芯胁褌邪, 褌褗褉锌械薪懈械褌芯 懈 锌褉懈屑懈褉械薪懈械褌芯 懈 薪械 薪邪 锌芯褋谢械写薪芯 屑褟褋褌芯- 写褍褕械胁薪芯褌芯 懈 褎懈蟹懈褔械褋泻芯 芯蟹写褉邪胁褟胁邪薪械.
鈥炐捬佇秆囆盒� 褋屑械 薪邪 褌芯蟹懈 褋胁褟褌, 蟹邪 写邪 褋谢械写胁邪屑械 褋褗写斜邪褌邪 褋懈.鈥�
鈥炐栃感残狙傃娧� 薪械 械 褋邪屑芯 胁褗褌褉械 胁 褌械斜, 邪 褋械 锌褉芯褋褌懈褉邪 薪邪胁褋褟泻褗写械 芯泻芯谢芯 褌械斜, 薪械蟹邪胁懈褋懈屑芯 写邪谢懈 谐芯 卸械谢邪械褕 懈谢懈 薪械.鈥�
鈥� 小邪褔懈 褋邪薪, 褌懈 锌芯蟹薪邪胁邪褕 褋邪屑芯 芯斜懈泻薪芯胁械薪邪褌邪 泻褉邪褋芯褌邪, 泻芯褟褌芯 褋械 锌褉芯褟胁褟胁邪 胁褗薪褕薪芯. 袦芯卸械 斜懈 褋械谐邪 褖械 懈蟹锌懈褌邪褕 卸械谢邪薪懈械 蟹邪 薪械褖芯 锌芯- 写褗谢斜芯泻芯. 鈥�
袩褉械泻褉邪褋薪芯 薪邪锌懈褋邪薪邪, 褌褉芯谐邪褌械谢薪邪 懈 胁 褋褗褖芯褌芯 胁褉械屑械 褍褞褌薪邪 泻薪懈谐邪. 效褍写械褋械薪 褉邪蟹泻邪蟹 蟹邪 褋械斜械芯褌泻褉懈胁邪薪械褌芯, 谢褞斜芯胁褌邪, 褌褗褉锌械薪懈械褌芯 懈 锌褉懈屑懈褉械薪懈械褌芯 懈 薪械 薪邪 锌芯褋谢械写薪芯 屑褟褋褌芯- 写褍褕械胁薪芯褌芯 懈 褎懈蟹懈褔械褋泻芯 芯蟹写褉邪胁褟胁邪薪械.
鈥炐捬佇秆囆盒� 褋屑械 薪邪 褌芯蟹懈 褋胁褟褌, 蟹邪 写邪 褋谢械写胁邪屑械 褋褗写斜邪褌邪 褋懈.鈥�
鈥炐栃感残狙傃娧� 薪械 械 褋邪屑芯 胁褗褌褉械 胁 褌械斜, 邪 褋械 锌褉芯褋褌懈褉邪 薪邪胁褋褟泻褗写械 芯泻芯谢芯 褌械斜, 薪械蟹邪胁懈褋懈屑芯 写邪谢懈 谐芯 卸械谢邪械褕 懈谢懈 薪械.鈥�
鈥� 小邪褔懈 褋邪薪, 褌懈 锌芯蟹薪邪胁邪褕 褋邪屑芯 芯斜懈泻薪芯胁械薪邪褌邪 泻褉邪褋芯褌邪, 泻芯褟褌芯 褋械 锌褉芯褟胁褟胁邪 胁褗薪褕薪芯. 袦芯卸械 斜懈 褋械谐邪 褖械 懈蟹锌懈褌邪褕 卸械谢邪薪懈械 蟹邪 薪械褖芯 锌芯- 写褗谢斜芯泻芯. 鈥�
June 4, 2021
I am amazed i never read this book. a beautiful and sad tale set in China and Japan- The characters are so well portrayed -with all their worries and loves. very lovely and an escape to the sea in a village in Japan.
June 20, 2019
Mientras le铆 esta novela estuve en 茅xtasis, un sentimiento de belleza me embarg贸. Una historia preciosa, que me record贸 a Kabei: Nuestra Madre (Yoji Yamada, 2008) y a Una Pasteler铆a en Tokio (Naomi Kawase, 2015), no porque al igual que en esta novela de Gail Tsukiyama estas pel铆culas retraten la segunda guerra mundial y la enfermedad respectivamente, sino por su calidez, que me lleva, pese a las distancias culturales, a espacios donde la cotidianidad es sublime al ser inmanente a la vida, a una experiencia profunda del ser y el estar.
鈥溾€u belleza era algo que ninguna enfermedad o persona podr铆a arrebatarme jam谩s. Me qued茅 all铆 durante largo rato hasta que tuve la sensaci贸n de no ser yo misma, sino parte del jard铆n鈥�.
La historia es contada por el Stephen en su diario. 脡l es un joven chino que en 1937, en los inicios de la segunda guerra mundial, viaja a desde Hong Kong a la finca de su abuelo en Tarumi, un pueblo costero de Jap贸n, para recuperarse de tuberculosis. Y si bien la guerra ya es, y Stephen est谩 lejos, la vida siempre llega, te busca, te sacude, te invita. Y as铆, en este viaje de iniciaci贸n aparecen Matsu Y Hachi como gu铆as, pero no de una forma convencional. Aparecen para ser interpretes de la vida. Y es maravillosa la manera como G. Tsukiyama cambia el mirador de la historia, porque el lector pasa de Stephen a centrar su atenci贸n en Matsu y Hachi, y la historia es di谩fana, sigue su curso, no cambia, es la misma, seguro porque la vida tiene muchas formas de manifestarse.
Con una escritura casi transparente, Gail Tsukiyama hace una hermosa met谩fora de lo que es vivir, del aprendizaje vital, con las estaciones del a帽o. La novela est谩 compuesta por cinco cap铆tulos; el primero es oto帽o, pero tambi茅n es el 煤ltimo, se abre y cierra un ciclo, y no termina con el verano porque, como a prop贸sito de la p茅rdida dice uno de sus personajes,
鈥溾€l final, s贸lo se puede mirar atr谩s y confiar en que todo lo que sucede en la vida haya sido por un prop贸sito. Tanto s铆 la ves o si no la ves m谩s, eso ya no evitar谩 que la hayas conocido. Si ella es importante en tu vida, se quedar谩 en ella鈥�.
Y ah铆 est谩 uno de los asuntos, la autora crea a Matsu y a Hachi, dos personajes entra帽ables que no quieres dejar. Quer铆a quedarme en Tarumi con ellos dos, en ese lugar seguro, bello y tranquilo. A final, parece que lo que pasa es el tiempo鈥�
Bell铆simo. De las mejores novelas que he le铆do 煤ltimamente. Un libro que habla de la soledad, el abandono, la perdida, la verg眉enza, la cobard铆a, el tiempo y la vida. Hasta aqu铆 Gail Tsukiyama fue una desconocida para m铆, ya tengo pendiente otro de sus t铆tulos. Ya es uno de mis favoritos.
A manera de nota al pie, debo agregar que es generoso en referencias culturales, pero de una manera explicada, lo que tambi茅n contribuye a acercar al lector a ese lugar, esas personas y esas circunstancias.
鈥溾€l puente representaba el dif铆cil transito del samur谩i desde este mundo a la vida en el m谩s all谩. Al llegar a lo m谩s alto del puente, puedes ver el camino que conduce al para铆so. Tengo la sensaci贸n de que los 煤ltimos d铆as me han permitido echar un vistazo a eso. El llevar una vida sencilla, sin temor, ha sido un verdadero para铆so鈥�.
鈥溾€β縉o te parece interesante las muchas veces que uno tiene que podar algo precisamente para que crezca m谩s fuerte? Es posible que, al principio, la rama podada parezca solitaria y pelada, pero las cosas cambian cuando florece de nuevo en la primavera. Los seres humanos y esas plantas no somos tan diferentes. Todos formamos parte de una misma naturaleza y aprendemos a vivir los unos de los otros鈥︹€�
鈥溾€u belleza era algo que ninguna enfermedad o persona podr铆a arrebatarme jam谩s. Me qued茅 all铆 durante largo rato hasta que tuve la sensaci贸n de no ser yo misma, sino parte del jard铆n鈥�.
La historia es contada por el Stephen en su diario. 脡l es un joven chino que en 1937, en los inicios de la segunda guerra mundial, viaja a desde Hong Kong a la finca de su abuelo en Tarumi, un pueblo costero de Jap贸n, para recuperarse de tuberculosis. Y si bien la guerra ya es, y Stephen est谩 lejos, la vida siempre llega, te busca, te sacude, te invita. Y as铆, en este viaje de iniciaci贸n aparecen Matsu Y Hachi como gu铆as, pero no de una forma convencional. Aparecen para ser interpretes de la vida. Y es maravillosa la manera como G. Tsukiyama cambia el mirador de la historia, porque el lector pasa de Stephen a centrar su atenci贸n en Matsu y Hachi, y la historia es di谩fana, sigue su curso, no cambia, es la misma, seguro porque la vida tiene muchas formas de manifestarse.
Con una escritura casi transparente, Gail Tsukiyama hace una hermosa met谩fora de lo que es vivir, del aprendizaje vital, con las estaciones del a帽o. La novela est谩 compuesta por cinco cap铆tulos; el primero es oto帽o, pero tambi茅n es el 煤ltimo, se abre y cierra un ciclo, y no termina con el verano porque, como a prop贸sito de la p茅rdida dice uno de sus personajes,
鈥溾€l final, s贸lo se puede mirar atr谩s y confiar en que todo lo que sucede en la vida haya sido por un prop贸sito. Tanto s铆 la ves o si no la ves m谩s, eso ya no evitar谩 que la hayas conocido. Si ella es importante en tu vida, se quedar谩 en ella鈥�.
Y ah铆 est谩 uno de los asuntos, la autora crea a Matsu y a Hachi, dos personajes entra帽ables que no quieres dejar. Quer铆a quedarme en Tarumi con ellos dos, en ese lugar seguro, bello y tranquilo. A final, parece que lo que pasa es el tiempo鈥�
Bell铆simo. De las mejores novelas que he le铆do 煤ltimamente. Un libro que habla de la soledad, el abandono, la perdida, la verg眉enza, la cobard铆a, el tiempo y la vida. Hasta aqu铆 Gail Tsukiyama fue una desconocida para m铆, ya tengo pendiente otro de sus t铆tulos. Ya es uno de mis favoritos.
A manera de nota al pie, debo agregar que es generoso en referencias culturales, pero de una manera explicada, lo que tambi茅n contribuye a acercar al lector a ese lugar, esas personas y esas circunstancias.
鈥溾€l puente representaba el dif铆cil transito del samur谩i desde este mundo a la vida en el m谩s all谩. Al llegar a lo m谩s alto del puente, puedes ver el camino que conduce al para铆so. Tengo la sensaci贸n de que los 煤ltimos d铆as me han permitido echar un vistazo a eso. El llevar una vida sencilla, sin temor, ha sido un verdadero para铆so鈥�.
鈥溾€β縉o te parece interesante las muchas veces que uno tiene que podar algo precisamente para que crezca m谩s fuerte? Es posible que, al principio, la rama podada parezca solitaria y pelada, pero las cosas cambian cuando florece de nuevo en la primavera. Los seres humanos y esas plantas no somos tan diferentes. Todos formamos parte de una misma naturaleza y aprendemos a vivir los unos de los otros鈥︹€�
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