[DeepL Translation - needs review] A representative short story by Ryunosuke Akutagawa, a writer of the "New Thought School" active in the Taisho era (1912-1926). First published in "Kaihatsu" [1927]. Included in "The Complete Works of Ryunosuke Akutagawa," vol. 16, posthumous manuscript. Includes a preface addressed to Masao Kume. It is said to be based on Akutagawa's own life, and in chapters 48 and later of the 51 chapters, he is conscious of his own death, which reveals the thoughts of h...
