Hallucination
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Who it's for
A good fit for
- Readers who like Junichi Watanabe’s work and want to read his non-romantic fiction
- Adult readers drawn to psychological suspense and the analysis of character motives
- Readers interested in medical ethics and power relations
- Readers who want complex human nature in fiction rather than simple good and evil
Not a good fit for
- Detective-fiction readers expecting a fair-play puzzle plot
- Those uncomfortable with psychiatric-hospital settings and transgressive treatment
- Readers who prefer light, breezy, slow-paced books
Reading tips
- Do not rush to judge whether Hikomiko is good or evil; note the informational bias of Kitamuki’s perspective.
- Read the “special treatment” passages alongside the patient-death clues to sort out cause and effect.
- After finishing, revisit the revelation of Hikomiko’s background to reinterpret the earlier details.
About the publisher
Founded in 1987, Qingdao Publishing House has long focused on education, science and technology, children's books, and lifestyle titles, while steadily publishing classical and foreign literature. Its 827 titles in the catalog reflect a balance between making classics widely accessible and serving young readers. They include the four great classics of Chinese literature—Romance of the Three Kingdoms, Water Margin, Dream of the Red Chamber, and Journey to the West—as well as foreign literary translations such as Sei Shōnagon's The Pillow Book, works associated with Zhou Zuoren, and Victor Hugo's Les Misérables. The press also offers a color-illustrated series of recommended classics for primary and secondary school Chinese curriculum reading, using pictures and text to support student readers. Its common categories cover classical literature, essays and miscellaneous writings, folk literature, and foreign literature, with authors including Luo Guanzhong, Shi Nai'an, Cao Xueqin, Gao E, Wu Cheng'en, Sei Shōnagon, Zhou Zuoren, and Victor Hugo. Public information is limited, so this profile emphasizes the publishing directions shown by the catalog.
Contents
- 版权信息
- 序
- 墓地樱花
- 心理治疗
- 昏睡状态
- 强迫障碍
- 情人旅馆
- 适应障碍
- 无法治疗
- 人格异常
- 用药过度
- 突然死亡
- 保存证据
- 丑闻现世
- 人格崩溃
- 朦胧月夜
FAQ
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About the author
Junichi Watanabe (1933–2014) was a contemporary Japanese novelist. Born in Hokkaido and holding a medical doctorate from Sapporo Medical University, he worked as an orthopedic surgeon before turning to writing. In 1970 he won the Naoki Prize for The Shadow of Light. His work spans social fiction, essays and inspirational writing, and the library holds 61 of his titles, including Lost Paradise, Shadowless Lamp, The Lover, Pain Begins When Love Begins, Aging Gracefully, Paradise of Desire, Winter Fireworks and Love Letter. Trained in medicine, he observed love, marriage and aging with a cool, precise eye, writing candidly about desire and human predicament; he is regarded as a master of modern Japanese romantic literature, while his later essays reflect plainly and warmly on life experience and old age.
Li Yingyue: publicly available information is limited, and no systematic record of this author's identity or life history has yet been found; what can be confirmed is that three works by this author are currently in the catalog. Judging from their subjects, Li Yingyue's writing centers on inspirational growth and psychological adjustment. Representative works include the two-volume The Indispensable Power of Insensitivity and the Power of Happiness, The Power of Insensitivity, and Illusion. The "power of insensitivity" series focuses on psychological resilience in the face of pressure, setbacks, and interpersonal friction, exploring how a moderate degree of insensitivity and tolerance can lead to a steadier sense of happiness. The language is accessible and close to daily life, with clear characteristics of self-help and personal-growth reading. Illusion, meanwhile, shows that the author's range also touches on foreign-literature themes, with a narrative approach different from the former. Overall, Li Yingyue's works take the cultivation of psychological capacities and practical life wisdom as their theme and are aimed at ordinary readers hoping to strengthen emotional resilience and self-regulation, offering some reference value within inspirational-growth reading.
