Summary of Sangetsuki
I try to summarize some Japanese novels.
Today I introduce The Moon Over the Mountain by Atsushi Nakajima.
He was clever, and he became a government official, but he quitted the job.
He wanted to become a famous poet, but he couldn't succeed as a poet.
A few years later he became a local official to make a living, but he lost his way to live.
Finally he became a tiger.
One day his old friend named Yuan Can (袁傪) met him, and they could talk because Li Zheng still had human heart a little bit at that time.
But he couldn't become a famous poet because he couldn't do his best as a poet.
Finally he realized that he lacked something important as a human, but he had already become a tiger.
It was too late. Li Zheng became not Tiger Mask, but a tiger.
- To read this article in Japanese
Today I introduce The Moon Over the Mountain by Atsushi Nakajima.
The Moon Over the Mountain (山月記, Sangetsuki)
Once upon a time, there lived a man named Li Zheng (李徴).He was clever, and he became a government official, but he quitted the job.
He wanted to become a famous poet, but he couldn't succeed as a poet.
A few years later he became a local official to make a living, but he lost his way to live.
Finally he became a tiger.
One day his old friend named Yuan Can (袁傪) met him, and they could talk because Li Zheng still had human heart a little bit at that time.
My opinion
I think that Li Zheng had too much pride, so he couldn't continue the job as a official.But he couldn't become a famous poet because he couldn't do his best as a poet.
Finally he realized that he lacked something important as a human, but he had already become a tiger.
It was too late. Li Zheng became not Tiger Mask, but a tiger.
- To read this article in Japanese