[DeepL Translation - needs review] A representative short story by Ryunosuke Akutagawa, a writer of the "Shin-Shicho-ha" school active in the Taisho era (1912-1926). First published in Shin Shicho [1916]. Included in "Nose" [Shunyodo, 1918]. The original story is from "Konjaku Monogatari Shu," Vol. 28, "Ikeo Zenchin Naiku Hanashiwa," No. 20. It is a story about "Zenchi-naiko," who is concerned about his overly long nose, and struggles to somehow shorten it. At the time of writing, it was hig...
