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貝の火 [Kai no hi]
大正～昭和期の童話作家、詩人である宮沢賢治の中編童話。生前未発表。子兎のホモイは、川でおぼれそうなひばりの子を助ける。そのお礼にとひばりの王様から貝の火という宝珠をもらう。それはもっている者の手入れしだいで立派にもなれば壊れてしまうこともある。慢心したホモイは、狐にそそのかされ悪事に加担する。貝の火は白い石となりホモイも目が見えなくなる。仏教の「因果応報」を基本に、童話らしく最後は救われるという構成が巧みな作品。
23 pages, Kindle Edition
First published May 3, 2000
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Kenji Miyazawa
989 books337 followersHis name is written as 宮沢賢治 in Japanese, and translated as 宮澤賢治 in Traditional Chinese.
Kenji Miyazawa (1896-1933) was born in Iwate, one of the northernmost prefectures in Japan. In high school, he studied Zen Buddhism and developed a lifelong devotion to the Lotus Sutra, a major influence on his writing. After graduating from an agricultural college, he moved to Tokyo to begin his writing career but had to return home to care for a sick sister. He remained in his home in Iwate for the rest of his life. One of his best-known works is the novel Night on the Galactic Railroad, which was adapted into anime in the late twentieth century, as were many of his short stories. Much of his poetry is still popular in Japan today.
Kenji Miyazawa (1896-1933) was born in Iwate, one of the northernmost prefectures in Japan. In high school, he studied Zen Buddhism and developed a lifelong devotion to the Lotus Sutra, a major influence on his writing. After graduating from an agricultural college, he moved to Tokyo to begin his writing career but had to return home to care for a sick sister. He remained in his home in Iwate for the rest of his life. One of his best-known works is the novel Night on the Galactic Railroad, which was adapted into anime in the late twentieth century, as were many of his short stories. Much of his poetry is still popular in Japan today.
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