竹青 [Chikusei]

by Osamu Dazai, 太宰治

「無頼派」「新戯作派」の破滅型作家を代表する昭和初期の小説家、太宰治の短編小説。初出は「文藝」［1945（昭和20）年］。醜い妻と冷酷な親戚にいじめられていた湖南省の貧しい書生・魚容をめぐる話。魚容は、ついに妻を殴って家を飛び出し郷試に応じるが、落第し故郷に帰ることになる。単なる原作の模倣ではなく、虚構を加えることによって、物語の背景や登場人物の心理などを細かく描写している。

13 pages, Kindle Edition

First published January 1, 1945

About the author

Osamu DAZAI (native name: 太宰治, real name Shūji Tsushima) was a Japanese author who is considered one of the foremost fiction writers of 20th-century Japan. A number of his most popular works, such as Shayō (The Setting Sun) and Ningen Shikkaku (No Longer Human), are considered modern-day classics in Japan.
With a semi-autobiographical style and transparency into his personal life, Dazai’s stories have intrigued the minds of many readers. His books also bring about awareness to a number of important topics such as human nature, mental illness, social relationships, and postwar Japan.

Reviews

[Tobi ﾄﾋﾞ · Rating 5 out of 5]

すごかったです。。。