Japan's Modern Writers: A Dark Night's Passing
- 408 pages
- 15 hours of reading
Tells the story of a young man's passage through a sequence of disturbing experiences to a hard-worn truce with the destructive forces within himself.
Naoya Shiga Books
Naoya Shiga was a Japanese novelist and short story writer whose work spans the Taishō and Shōwa periods. His writing is characterized by profound psychological insight and precise language, capturing the complexities of human relationships and the inner lives of his characters. Shiga focuses on exploring moral dilemmas and the search for truth in personal life, offering readers thought-provoking reflections on existence.
Reconciliation
- 160 pages
- 6 hours of reading
An autobiographical novella recounting the move towards reconciliation between a father and son; translated for the first time in English
Naoya Shiga gestaltet Ausnahmesituationen und alltägliche Vorkommnisse, Konflikte der kindlichen Seele oder das Erlebnis der Natur mit impressionistisch wirkender Sensibilität.In seiner Kurzprosa spiegelt sich "die Eigenart modernen japanischen Denkens und Empfinden".
秤屋ではたらく小僧の仙吉は、番頭たちの噂話を聞いて、屋台の鮨屋にむかったもののお金が足りず、お鮨は食べられなかった上に恥をかく。ところが数日後、仙吉のお店にやってきた紳士が、お鮨をたらふくご馳走してくれた。はたしてこの紳士の正体は……？ 小僧の体験をユーモアたっぷりに描く「小僧の神様」、作者自身の経験をもとに綴られた「城の崎にて」など、作者のもっとも実りの多き時期に描かれた充実の作品集。