新版 セロ弾きのゴーシュ (Annotated)

by Kenji Miyazawa

内容紹介大正～昭和期の童話作家、詩人である宮沢賢治の短編童話。生前未発表。ゴーシュは、楽団のセロ弾きだが、あまり上手くなかった。一人で、間近に迫った音楽会の猛練習をしていると、様々な動物が訪れた。ゴーシュは、彼らとの関わりによって成功した。しかしそこには一抹の後悔もあった。賢治の晩年の作品であり、幾重にも書き直しの跡残されている事から思い入れの強い作品だったと推察される。

Genres: Japanese Literature

17 pages, Kindle Edition

First published August 6, 2014

About the author

His 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.