Chapter 16 postscript

Recently, Hayakawa Bookstore has reprinted and published some rare collections of short stories by fantasy writers. These works have touched many people deeply, and I am one of them. With a black cover, brightly colored ring lining, and a concise and refined design, a feeling of both joy and fear hits my heart the moment I get it in my hand. That moment is still unforgettable to me. Those memorable works of Shirley Hardie Jackson, Charles Beaumont, John Collier, those collections of short stories accomplished in a miraculous and supernatural atmosphere, As a suspense novel, its artistic charm still brings great shock to people today.

So, my heart is beating around the corner, should I also write a similar collection of fantasy short stories with a charm that transcends borders?Under this banner, I soon began to submit articles to a magazine called "J Nobel". I was not good at short stories until I actually wrote it, and I didn't realize that it was a hard job.Fortunately, hard work must be accompanied by the advancement of knowledge.No matter how crazy or self-important the idea of ​​writing the complete collection of short stories was when I first came up with it, now I finally deeply understand the difficulty.For three and a half years, I immersed myself in hard work, exhausted my imagination every time, put down my pen and could no longer write...

Persist, as long as you persevere, you will surely usher in the end of the day.This time, I added a newly published short essay at the end of this collection of novels. After calculation, I made it into a complete book, and I feel quite comfortable.From the beginning of writing, there has been an idea in my mind that has been urging me repeatedly to collect these short essays, so this book is finally able to meet the readers in the order in which it was originally published. The photo on the cover is a photo album full of wonderful photos that I found when I stopped by the bookstall by chance when I went to the Czech Republic in 2004. The moment I saw that booklet, I had an inexplicable impulse (The strange photography collection has good taste, and it matches my short story style), so I bought Xia Lai on reflex.When I bought it, I never thought that it would be used as the cover of my own book in the future. The world is really amazing.

I originally planned to add a few introductions before each short story. After thinking about it, this book is different from other short story collections. It is not a collection of articles that have been published in various journals. Read this book as a whole. Finally, I have to say a word about the title of this book. When I suddenly look back on my life, I think of a repertoire of Philippe Genty, one of the masters I admire most in my life.After completing the series of short stories, I finally decided to name my short story collection with this title as a token of commemoration.