芋虫

by Edogawa Rampo, 江戸川 乱歩

読みやすい現代漢字の「漢字モダン版」に加え、正字を使用した浪漫溢れる「漢字ルネサンス版」の２篇を収録！

彼女に残されたのは……
――かつては忠勇なる国家の千城であった人物。

時子は彼女の一番嫌いなナスのシギ焼きをグニャリとかんだ後の味で、思い出していた――。
「わしは、まったく感心していますよ。今の世の美談だと思っていますよ」
彼女のデブデブとあぶらぎったからだつきを眺めながら老少将は褒めちぎるのであった。

このシリーズにのみ収録された漢字ルネサンス版は、漢字の効果により舞台となった大正時代から昭和初期を髣髴とさせます。時代を超えて江戸川乱歩の世界をお楽しみください。

Genres: Horror, Japan, Short Stories

52 pages, Kindle Edition

Published June 28, 2016

About the author

Hirai Tarō (平井 太郎), better known by the pseudonym Rampo Edogawa ( 江戸川 乱歩), sometimes romanized as "Ranpo Edogawa", was a Japanese author and critic who played a major role in the development of Japanese mystery fiction.

Reviews

[cricket · Rating 4 out of 5]

I don’t know how to feel..

[Maura · Rating 4 out of 5]

What in the most depressing weird circle of hell did I just read this is worse than metamorphosis

[van · Rating 5 out of 5]

the depictions genuinely made me nauseous

[Emma · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is a very morbid horror story. I am at a loss for words. Every paragraph I read, the more graphic the depictions of "the caterpillar" got. I really felt the emotions from each page and couldn't help but feel like I was there. I feel bad for both the main characters in this story, and I just wish a compromise was made within the story much sooner so the wife did not have to struggle as much as she did, not to mention how much the husband went through. I usually do not like body horror and stray away from it, but this was done really well.

7.8/10

[Alvaro_atm92 · Rating 5 out of 5]

Wow, horror itself. Nothing supernatural, no serial killers or psychopaths... but still pure and genuine horror. Great tale

[Chintani Alicia · Rating 4 out of 5]

Until I read this story, I never bothered to sit through the psychological effects people had during wartime. Still, this is a strange tale that will lead to multiple interpretations. To me, despite the discriminatory language Ranpo used, it is extremely important to keep track of historical contexts while reading.

Not an enjoyable read, yet fascinating flow of words to keep you on the edge.

[Anindha · Rating 4 out of 5]

Cerpen yang dark & disturbing. Nggak terlalu horror sih, tapi lebih pada perasaan nggak nyaman yang entah kenapa bikin mual.

Yang bikin cerpen ini menarik adalah mengambil sudut pandang yang berbeda dari cerita-cerita pada umumnya. Di sini diperlihatkan sudut pandang seorang istri yang kelelahan mental akibat merawat suami yang cacat, sampai-sampai sang istri merasa ada kepuasan tersendiri menyiksa sang suami.

Untuk endingnya sih sesuai prediksi ya. Cerita yang menarik, namun kalau ditanya apa bakal baca ini lagi, sepertinya tidak.

[skops · Rating 4 out of 5]

CRYING

[Adarah · Rating 4 out of 5]

Sometimes the most horrific thing of all are humans themselves.

[Afra · Rating 5 out of 5]

Full of loathe, yet melancholic.

[rotting charm · Rating 2 out of 5]

its a sad and [mostly] pretty drawn story. the only "horror" parts are her dreams to be fair, otherwise is only sex between a nondisabled and a disabled person, and maybe the horrors of war.

[Sam · Rating 5 out of 5]

"Would that be fucked up or what?" - Edogawa Rampo, 1929