Jasmine fragrance

Author: Jin He Ren
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Publishing Date: 2002-07-01
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It sparked a whirlwind reaction in Korea and became a sensation across Asia; it remained at the top of the Korean bestseller list for a long time and set a record of selling 7 million copies in just 3 months! The "Korean wave" reached its climax as "the Korean Murakami" landed in China.
● In Korea, out of every eight people, one owns a copy of Chrysanthemum Fragrance, and almost all young people have read it.
● Jin He Ren's poetic language has made many serious literature writers feel humbled, while the popularity of Chrysanthemum Fragrance among the masses has left popular fiction writers far behind.
● If Murakami told people what bohemian life is, then Jin He Ren, the author of Chrysanthemum Fragrance, is like someone telling people what romance is.
● This is a novel, but it is also a part of life. Without reading Murakami, you don't understand bohemian life; without reading Jin He Ren, you don't understand romance. There is no more tragic love than this—the fragrance of chrysanthemums on a woman has quietly vanished into the night sky, never to return, but it still lingers in the heart of a man, long-lasting and inescapable.
The appearance of Chrysanthemum Fragrance brought about an earthquake-like cultural effect. For a long time, people had not seen such pure, transcendent love or such rigid family moral views. As a result, Chrysanthemum Fragrance was named the number one bestseller in the literature category on the Korean book sales charts in both 2000 and 2001, selling 2 million copies. It awakened the deep-rooted sense of its own nationality that lay within the hearts of young Koreans. At the same time, it led the entire Korean literary and artistic circle to reflect on its creative approach. Whether in literature or drama, there was a return to traditional values. The recently popular Korean dramas like Blue Love are all products of this creative trend.
A report from Seoul states that the film rights to Chrysanthemum Fragrance have been acquired by a major Hollywood studio for a substantial sum. It is said that Steven Spielberg, who abandoned filming Memoirs of a Geisha due to scheduling conflicts with the distributor, might instead adapt Chrysanthemum Fragrance. Spielberg has always been fascinated by the "implicit aesthetics" in Eastern culture and was surprised by the "moral tension" portrayed in the book. Jin He Ren became a phenomenon. The primary school where he lived became a tourist attraction, his handmade ceramic cups became commercial products, consumption of chrysanthemums has been increasing, and his novels became highly sought after upon release. The fragments from Chrysanthemum Fragrance are often used by young people to express their love.
Without reading Jin He Ren, you don't understand romance!! In a world filled with incest and extramarital affairs, there still exists the highest and purest form of love—the excellent Chengyu and the woman with the fragrance of chrysanthemums, Meishu. And when she is gone, the scent she left in the air remains forever, indelible.