Spring Days

A weary author narrates the uneasy birth of his most controversial work, a novel that has been both dismissed and defended in the same breath. He recounts the sting of harsh reviews, a cold rebuff from a celebrated critic, and a frantic urge to hide every copy that surfaces. The story opens with his desperate attempts to outrun the public eye, even stealing the book from friends’ shelves and consigning it to the river.

Yet the manuscript refuses to disappear. Colleagues and literary giants trade sharp opinions—some label it a failure, others proclaim it uniquely original—fueling the writer’s inner turmoil. As he wrestles with the paradox of wanting the work erased while it quietly circulates, the novel becomes a study of artistic insecurity, the fickle nature of fame, and the stubborn persistence of a creation that refuses to be forgotten.