Sekkutsu

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。「アカシヤ」［聚芳閣、1952（大正14）年］所収。異境の石窟で洋画家のＡと小説家のＭは無数の仏像が彫られている芸術作品を目の当たりにし、感涙する。一般の観光客以上に感激した二人の芸術家は自身の失恋事件などを思い出しながら、芸術的霊感に打ち震える。

8 pages, Kindle Edition

First published September 14, 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.