Motivated by
Haruki Murakami’s 村上春樹 latest novel
“After Dark” アフターダーク (which somehow reminded me of
“I Have the Right to Destroy Myself” 나는나를 파괴할 권리가 있다 by
Young Ha-Kim 김영하), I came to think a lot about the dynamics and psychology behind life in big cities. During my first months in Shanghai, I learned that this city can be a great and inspiring, but also a very dangerous and sad place. Shanghai is a city of contrasts. It’s always interesting, but not always easy. It’s fascinating, yet it has an extremely ambivalent character. The same is true for its people.
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Motivated by Haruki Murakami’s 村上春樹 latest novel “After Dark” アフターダーク (which somehow reminded me of “I Have the Right to Destroy Myself” 나는나를 파괴할 권리가 있다 by Young Ha-Kim 김영하), I came to think a lot about the dynamics and psychology behind life in big cities. During my first months in Shanghai, I learned that this city can be a great and inspiring, but also a very dangerous and sad place. Shanghai is a city of contrasts. It’s always interesting, but not always easy. It’s fascinating, yet it has an extremely ambivalent character. The same is true for its people.
