"Flowers for Love and the Womb: The Night Girl's Theory of Mother and Daughter" Author: [Japan] Suzuki Ryomi Translator: Lake Guangxi Normal University Press Literary Books Weekly Hot List

An autobiographical essay by the legendary writer Suzumi Suzuki, the "bad girl fighter".

A rebellious book written before Starting From the Limit.

Tear off the layers of labels that society has given to women, and sincerely show the struggles and pains of growing up.

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★If you don’t understand Suzuki Suzumi, you don’t understand true rebellion!

The emerging writer Suzumi Suzuki squeezed out her life experience from the age of 18 to 32. With a sincere and playful brushstroke, she personally tore off the layers of identity labels that society has given to women and examined the thousands of expectations projected on women.

Suzuki Suzumi, a name with many labels, a graduate of a prestigious Japanese university, a political and economic reporter for a major newspaper, a cutting-edge writer nominated for the highest honor in Japanese literature, a former nightclub girl and public relations lady, a villain, a female fighter, the daughter of a professor and a translator...

Liang Mei uses her own experience and a light-hearted, self-deprecating tone to question patriarchal society and moral order. She refuses to be entangled in these two images: the pure girl who is praised and the mature woman who is bound by motherhood. She also writes about girls and women who, like her, have angered the mainstream society.

★The contradictory confession of being a woman and a daughter, 26 articles on mother-daughter discussions by marginal night girls——

“We women, no matter how old we are, are the ones who betray our mothers.”

The daughter and mother love each other, but they also accurately touch each other's weaknesses. Liang Mei nakedly reveals the feelings of an unfilial daughter, examines the ridiculous mother-daughter relationship, and redefines the boundaries between her and her mother.

26 articles on mother-daughter discussions by Marginal Night Girls - There are some things you want to control, but you can't, which makes you afraid; there are some things you want to love, but you can't understand.

"We feel that we can do anything for our mothers' happiness, but we hurt them deeply by just existing and breathing like this. Ah, how unfilial and difficult the daughters are, and how innocent the mothers are. Is this really a story of a troubled daughter and an innocent mother? Not exactly."

★As women, aren’t twists and turns a reflection of ourselves? Aren’t struggles and uncertainties part of our daily lives?

You can feel Suzuki Ryomi's pride and humility, self-confidence and panic, sincerity and disguise in the text.

"We always think about facing it and keep putting it off, and there's nothing wrong with that."

Through her writing, she sometimes saves herself and sometimes destroys herself. She hurts the world with her rebellion and forgives her wavering and broken self with courage.

Liang Mei's twists and turns are a reflection of ourselves. We have the same hesitation and uncertainty. Following Liang Mei's memories, we embrace each other's shortcomings and struggles. All the small struggles are real and important.

★Translator of "Old Prostitute's Notes" Lake's passionate translation and annotation × Designer Xihe is responsible for the binding design

The cover uses this year's popular color - vibrant magenta, showing the vitality of women. The thorns represent the restrictions and taboos on women, and also represent the relationship between mother and daughter.

130*150mm square hardcover, hollow cover design, printed with Suzuki Ryomi's handwritten signature.

It is a bouquet dedicated to love and the womb, and also to the fragility and tenacity of being a woman.

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Introduction:

“We grow into our teens, twenties and thirties, but we are still powerless. The happiness of others and ourselves is so complicated and hard to come by.”

The author of "Starting from the Limit" Suzumi Suzuki wrote this autobiographical essay while caring for her mother. She sincerely and poignantly reveals several key life choices she made as a daughter and shares the stories of girls and women around her. She starts with the mother-daughter relationship, and talks about the rebellious teenage years and the night world that is burdened with the prejudice of the whole society. Suzumi shows us the struggles, brokenness, and reconstruction of 30+ women.

【author】

Suzuki Suzumi

Born in Tokyo in 1983. Studied for undergraduate studies at Keio University and for master's studies at the University of Tokyo. Became a journalist in 2009, quit his job in 2014 and became a full-time writer. He has published works such as "Starting from the Limit", "My Bookshelf", and "Gifted", and has been shortlisted for the Akutagawa Prize, Japan's highest literary award, for two consecutive years.

【Translator】

Lake

Born in Beijing, now lives in Tokyo. Familiar with Japanese culture, art and aesthetics, he contributes to many domestic fashion and subculture magazines, focusing on style and aesthetics. His translated works include "Old Courtesan's Notes", "Love Like a Bouquet", "Reciprocating Letters: First Love and Adultery", "Amenorrhoea", "Ukiyo-e Daughter", "Dream Cosmology", etc.