一去年夏天在日本,有两件事给我留下深深的印象:一是京都的寺院。七月的炎夏中,那丰枯有致的各式庭院带给我视觉与心灵上的阴凉静穆,已是很久很久没有体验过了。它带给我的震撼不亚于二十多年前在罗马看到那些落日中的废墟所产生的震惊。二是日本人的读书。在东京的大型连锁店三省堂书店和书店一条街Jimbocho Booksellers District,我惊讶于人们对文艺书籍的兴趣。据统计,日本人均 One last summer in Japan, I was deeply impressed with two things: First, Kyoto’s monastery. In the middle of July, it was a long, long time since I experienced various kinds of courtyards that gave full scope to the visual and spiritual coolness and quiet. It shocked me no less than the shock of seeing the sunset in Rome more than two decades ago in Rome. Second, the Japanese study. At the Jimbocho Booksellers District, a major chain store in Tokyo, the Sanshitang Bookstore and Bookstore, I was surprised at the interest in literary books. According to statistics, Japan’s per capita