Chapter 32 Resounding through the sky

A feeling of loneliness suddenly flooded my heart. In any case, I don't believe that Mr. Shiba Ryotaro has left me. You know, I only saw him on the third day of the first month of this year, and it was only forty days. How can you believe me. I was already in my thirties when I really became a loyal reader of Mr. Sima's works.To be honest, I was against the style of writing advocated by Mr. Sima before. At that time, someone strongly recommended Mr. Sima's "Tao" and "Like Flying" and other books, but I not only did not listen to them, but even more so. Stay away from the works of Mr. Sima.But by chance, I had the honor to read the representative work of Mr. Longma Xing. Through this novel, the history of the end of the shogunate was vividly displayed in front of me. The descriptions of characters with distinctive personalities are full of The vitality that was unattainable by the predecessors attracted my attention, not to mention the humorous and witty techniques that were incomparable to the predecessors, which made me feel that this is a milestone in the history of Japanese literature.In short, since then, I have been completely immersed in Mr. Sima's works. As a scholar, that period of time was an extremely rare happy time in my life.

Unknowingly, I myself have been called a novelist. When I read Mr. Sima's works from the perspective of a creator, I feel even more that there is something in it that I can't reach. Depth and richness. Mr. Sima is such a genius! This was my true feeling at the time, and I also deeply knew that there was a world of difference between myself and my husband, but the strange thing was that I didn't feel desperate because of it, I just felt that no matter how hard a person tried, he would have something that he couldn't match. people exist.For me, Mr. Sima is such a person. Although it is impossible for me to reach the state of Mr. Sima, I still make unremitting efforts.There is an old Chinese saying that is neither right nor far away. I don’t know if it is appropriate to use this sentence to describe my feeling at that time, but what I can tell readers and friends is that Mr. Sima’s works have become the driving force behind my dedication to creation .

I sincerely admire Mr. Sima. I have made up my mind a long time ago that even if I cannot see Mr. Sima in my life, I will use his works as a medium to have a dialogue with him throughout my life.Later, when I was reading, I burst into tears. It was Valéry's (French writer, 18711945)'s "Mediterranean Meditation" that aroused my emotions. People who have read this book may will understand how I feel.This novel is just like Mr. Sima's works. It is full of clarity that others cannot achieve. It feels like looking up at the clear and distant autumn sky. Tears will flow down my face unconsciously. This emotion is unforgettable for me forever .

In Showa 63 (1988), I mailed out 500 copies of my just-published novel "Days of the Wang Family" separately. In the same year, there were consecutive holidays in May (the beginning of May in Japan is due to several festivals) Together, so the whole country will have a holiday of about one week, which is called the May Golden Week.) I sent a copy to Mr. Sima.I didn't have any illusions at first, but to my surprise, Mr. Sima quickly replied to me, an unknown writer, and the postmark date on the postcard was May 17, which means that Mr. After my novel, I started reading it immediately and wrote back to me in the shortest possible time.In his reply letter, Mr. Wang gave my novel a very high praise:

You can choose a historical figure like Jizi to write in the historical stage of the end of Yin Dynasty, which shows that you really have extremely high ambitions. The characters are all vividly written, and the characters are extremely richly portrayed, which is a good work! Looking back now, I find that Mr. Sima is the only one who praised this novel.Since then, as soon as my work comes out, I always send a copy to my husband first.I was also flattered by my husband's evaluation of "Meng Changjun": As early as my teenage years, I was deeply fascinated by the character Meng Changjun. In your works, I have the honor to rediscover my teenage dreams.Throughout the masterpiece, what is displayed in front of the readers is a lively Mr. Mengchang living in the present world!

On the whole, Mr. is a soft-spoken person, even from his postcards. What I will never forget all my life is that I can finally take advantage of the opportunity of my husband to go to Nagoya to meet the person I have admired for a long time. This is the third day of the first month I mentioned earlier, but I never expected the first meeting It was actually our last conversation.During the two-hour exchange, our topic remained on history. Finally, at my request, my husband kindly let me do something. When I toasted with my husband to invite the moon, I clearly felt that My husband's health is very good, so when I received the news of his death, I couldn't believe it, but the fact is the fact that he has indeed passed away forever.

His works are still resounding Especially the book "Story of Robbery", my personal point of view is that if there is no Sima literature, there will be no peerless masterpieces such as "Story of Robbery", and it is difficult for Japanese readers to understand that it occupies an extremely important role in Chinese history. Status of Han Dynasty history.Now, Mr. Sima is writing books at his desk in heaven?Or strolling in the courtyard on Huangquan Road?No matter where it is, one thing is certain, that is, Mr. will always be respected by people.