Ippei sotsu

by Katai Tayama

日本の自然主義文学運動の先駆けとなった作家、田山花袋の短編小説。初出は「早稲田文学」［1908（明治41）年］。明治37年に日露戦争へ従軍していた花袋自身の体験を小説として昇華させたもの。脚気に悩まされ、最終的に戦場で落命する一兵士の姿を悲痛に描いている。「戦場は大いなる牢獄である」とする、不朽の反戦文学。

16 pages, Kindle Edition

First published September 27, 2012

About the author

Tayama Katai was a Japanese author. His most famous works include Rural Teacher (田舎教師) and Futon (蒲団). He is noted for writing naturalistic I novels which revolve around the author. His writings are considered pseudo-autobiographical. He wrote about his experiences in the Russo-Japanese war.