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Short Story

by 太宰治

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[DeepL Translation - needs review] A short story by Osamu Dazai, a novelist of the early Showa period who represented the "Muyori-ha" or "New Caricature School" of doomed writers. First published in "Shincho" [1940]. The story is about Meros, who runs to repay the trust of his friend, Selinuntius, whom he offers as a hostage to the "King of Evil Wisdom and Tyranny. It is one of the masterpieces of Japanese literature, depicting the beauty of trust and friendship as the basis of the story, bu...

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catsays

December 3, 2023

I think this is a good story to read in the context of it being a story commonly read by Japanese children in middle school, and also with the context that Dazai is a famous writer who has other works quite different than this so I would not take it as a good 'first Dazai' if that's what you're after.

Broadly, this is a retelling of a Greek legend about trust and honor.

The grammar is a bit old fashioned and some older kanji and vocab is present, but it's not too bad and I think quite doable

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September 30, 2024

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