Chapter 125: Interview (Part II)
Leaning forward slightly, with her elbows on the table, and the headmistress with her fingers crossed, she watched Miyuki Kitagawa walk back to her original position and turn around and sit down, so she said without hurry: "Since your father went to Ireland, do you know that there are some great writers in this country?" ”
After a little recollection, I remembered that my father had personally told me that Kitagawa Miyuki was better, and there was no timidity in his eyes, and he smiled confidently: "There is James Joyce, one of the greatest works of the twentieth century, whose representative works are "Ulysses", "Finnegan's Night Watch", "Dubliners", "Portrait of a Young Artist", and he is also one of my father's favorite writers; Jonathan Swift, representative work "Gulliver's Travels"; Bram Stoker, representative work "Dracula"; Samuel Beckett, representative work "Waiting for Godot"; Oscar Wilde, representative work "The Picture of Dorian Gray"; George Bernard Shaw, representative work "Joan of Arc"; William Butler Yeats, representative work "Clock Tower" ......"
The headmistress of Waseda Elementary School originally thought that she would be able to name two or three Irish writers. I was very unexpected, and I really didn't expect that the little girl in front of me who was interviewing not only said a series of names of great Irish writers, but also some of their representative works. For this reason, this fully shows that the other party has definitely been influenced by the long-term literature from the family. Otherwise, it wouldn't be so clear. Not only that, but it also reflects that her memory is not ordinarily good, and at the same time, it also reflects her deep pursuit and desire to embark on the path of literature.
Of course, the headmistress knew that she hadn't read a single book 100 percent. In my past decades of education work, I have never met a child like her. After all, these are things that even non-literature-related college students can't figure out. It was the first time in her life that she had seen the headmistress, she didn't say much, and the serious expression on her face showed a few smiles, and she gently clapped her palms towards such a well-qualified child to express her great approval.
"You're amazing, you're amazing." The beautiful female teacher, who did not hesitate to praise her, gave a thumbs up to Kitagawa Miyuki, and then asked, "Your father is known as Gogol, who is known as a genius." What do you think of it as her daughter? ”
For the first time in my mind, I remembered Aunt Chie's re-evaluation of my father, Miyuki Kitagawa, and it can be said that she blurted out based on the gourd painting scoop: "My father is not a genius Gogol, but more like a writer among writers, a unique, genius Kafka." If my father didn't have that kind of loneliness and pain in his heart, he wouldn't have written a masterpiece like Rashomon. Yes, no. My dad would have surpassed the three pioneers of Western modernist literature, Franz Kafka, Marcel Proust, and James Joyce. He will eventually become the greatest master of human literature of the 21st century. ”
As soon as these words came out, except for Kitagawa Kako, who knew that her daughter's words were heard from Sakai Chie, the four school officials present were completely shocked. In this way, not only did they hear the highest praise of Takeshita Kusaokei for the first time, but it also came from the mouth of a little girl who was less than six years old. Although her identity is special, she does have a large elevation of Takeshita grass mustard, but she has to make them favor such a talented child.
"Since you still know Franz Kafka and Marcel Proust, do you still know what works they have?" In my mind, I have long understood that the president gave her to the provost who was directly admitted, and closely followed the pace of the leader, and the question of emulating the first leader of the school was exactly the same question.
Franz Kafka and Marcel Proust were two of my father's favorite writers. Franz Kafka's representative works include The Trial, The Castle, The Metamorphosis, and Marcel Proust's Remembrance of the Past. Kitagawa Miyuki clearly remembered what her father had said to herself, and she was straightforward.
The headmistress had another smile on her face, and the second time she clapped softly at her. She glanced at the subordinates on the left and right, meaning that she couldn't understand it any better, that is, to ask them if they still have questions? If not, there is no need to waste time doing more meaningless assessments, after all, this child is definitely admitted to this school.
Very satisfied with the fact that she was able to recruit such students, the headmistress smiled and said, "Okay, you can go out." Regardless of the outcome, we will send a notification in the form of a letter after three days. Beichuan mother and daughter, who took the initiative to stand up, bowed to the four of them to say goodbye.
Seeing the beautiful female teacher after they left the classroom, the right index finger pointed to the blank column of the father in the table, and she was puzzled: "This child named Miyuki makes me not doubt that she is the daughter of my idol." However, as far as I know, Takeshita Kusa has never been married, so why did he come out of thin air with an extra daughter? Could it be that he is secretly married? No, he's not a star, so he can't do it at all. Why didn't Kako Kitagawa fill in the name of her daughter's father? If I were her, I would be very proud to fill in his name. What's going on here? I really don't understand. ”
"Mr. Shinoda, you are still young, I am afraid that you don't know that there are many illegitimate children of celebrities who have attended our school in the past. This time, even the illegitimate daughter of the great writer Takeshita Kusa came, which fully shows that the teaching standard and popularity of our school are more and more recognized by the top talents. Of course, this is completely inseparable from the wise leadership of the principal. The provost, who took the opportunity to pat himself on the back, looked at the leader sitting next to him with a flattering smile on his face.
Yona Shinoha, who was in deep thought, suddenly had a burst of laughter, and blurted out excitedly: "Hehe...... I finally got it. My idol is really the genius Kafka as his daughter said. For him, marriage was nothing more than a secular bondage. Kafka was engaged three times in his life, and broke it three times, because of Kafka's fear of the loneliness on which his writing depended. In the face of his favorite writing, the marriage that ordinary people take for granted has no place in reality, and he himself is only a willing sacrifice of this great ancient cause. From this point of view, his act of burning and writing and constantly destroying his own works transcends self-loathing and self-abuse and reaches the realm of great sincerity and courage. His humble, dark, fragmented life was thus given consistency and strength. ”