"Floating Clouds" (Fumiko Hayashi)

…During the war, he served in China and various southern regions as a member of the military pen corps. After the war, he produced melancholy, lyrical works such as “Late Chrysanthemums” (1948) and “Floating Clouds” (1950-51). His style is characterized by humanism and pure, poetic emotion, and it can be said that his works were welcomed with sympathy by many people living in difficult times. …

*Some of the terminology used in reference to "Ukigumo" (Hayashi Fumiko) is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

…戦時中は従軍ペン部隊の一員として，中国や南方各地に赴く。戦後も《晩菊》(1948)，《浮雲》(1950‐51)など哀愁を誘う抒情的作品をものしている。ヒューマニズムと清冽（せいれつ）な詩情にあふれた作風に特色があり，それが困難な時代を生きた多くの人々に共感をもって迎え入れられたといえる。…

※「《浮雲》（林芙美子）」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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