《暗樱》【内容简介】：

　　“我是为了抚慰世间女性的痛苦和失望，而降生到这个世上的。”

　　本书为日本明治时代女作家樋口一叶的短篇小说选，收录她最为出色的11部作品。樋口一叶以文言写作，风格模仿井原西鹤雅俗折中的文体。一叶一生贫寒，生命转瞬即逝，却以短暂的生命燃烧出的能量成为开拓明治小说外延的重要作家。虽然她的作品多写女性在时代中的动荡和悲剧，但其文字并不柔弱，而是充满了坚韧的力量以及看破世事的清醒哀叹。她对时代人物的观察带着来自底层的共情，敏锐地察觉到变幻的世界中不同阶层的人们截然不同的结局。这些作品的主角有被时代抛弃的工匠，有为了家人盗取钱财的女仆，有失去爱情的普通少女，她们的生命多为悲剧，但都坚韧地承接了自己的命运，在最后以淡淡的哀愁结尾。

　　作者简介：

　　樋口一叶（1872—1896）日本小说家，生于东京，本名夏子，一生贫寒，二十四岁因肺结核逝世。以井原西鹤式雅俗折中的文体描写了明治时期女性生活的动荡与悲哀，是开拓明治小说外延的重要作家。小说代表作包括《十三夜》《青梅竹马》《大年夜》等。逝世后出版的《一叶日记》亦享有极高声誉，受森鸥外、幸田露伴等文豪绝赞。

　　译者简介：

　　罗嘉，1993年毕业于日本国立京都教育大学美术系，译有《袈裟与盛远》《阿富的贞操》（芥川龙之介）、《中途下车》（宫本辉）、《一器一会》《东京日和》等。以独特的古典色彩传达着属于明治时代的韵味和风貌。

"Dark Cherry" 【 Content Introduction 】 :

"I was put into this world to ease the pain and disappointment of the women of the world."

This book is a selection of short stories by Higuchi Ichiha, a Japanese writer of the Meiji era, and contains 11 of her best works. Higuchi writes in classical Chinese in a style that mimics Nishitsuru Ihara's eclectic style. Iyeh was poor all his life and his life was fleeting, but he became an important writer who developed the extension of Meiji novels with the energy burned out of his short life. Although her works are mostly about the turbulence and tragedy of women in The Times, her words are not weak, but full of tough strength and sober lament to see through the world. Her observations of the people of her time come with empathy from below, keenly aware of the very different outcomes of different classes of people in a changing world. The protagonists of these works include artisans who have been abandoned by The Times, maids who steal money for their families, and ordinary girls who have lost love. Most of their lives are tragic, but they all endure their fate with tenacity, ending in a light sadness.

About the author:

Higuchi Ichiha (1872-1896) was a Japanese novelist born Natsuko in Tokyo who lived in poverty and died of tuberculosis at the age of 24. Ihara Nishi Tashi, an important writer who developed the extension of Meiji novels, described the turmoil and sorrow of women's life in the Ming Dynasty in his elegant and vulgar style. His novels include Thirteen Nights, Childhood Sweethearts and Big Year's Eve. Published after his death, "A Leaf Diary" also enjoys a high reputation, and is highly praised by writers such as Mori Gouwai and Koda Lu.

About the Translator

Luo Jia, graduated from the Department of Fine Arts, Kyoto National University of Education, Japan in 1993, translated "Kasaya and Sheng Yuan", "Fu's Chastity" (Akutagawa Ryunosuke), "Halfway Off" (Miyamoto Fai), "One Organ", "Tokyo Hiwa" and so on. It conveys the charm and style of the Meiji era with unique classical colors.