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A Desperate PleaAuthor: Dazai Osamu
| Original Title | 駈込み訴え |
|---|---|
| Author | 太宰 治 |
| Genre | Popular Fiction |
| Author Type | Male Author |
| Summary | In the shadowed heart of ancient Jerusalem, a tormented disciple grapples with a love that curdles into obsession. Once a devoted follower, he has sacrificed wealth and family to serve a radiant teacher whose beauty and ideals eclipse all worldly concerns. Yet simmering beneath his loyalty lies a festering resentment—bitterness at being overlooked, mocked for his practicality, and eclipsed by simpler disciples who bask in their master’s affection. A single act of intimacy—a woman anointing the teacher with costly perfume—ignites his unraveling. Consumed by jealousy and wounded pride, he begins to see betrayal as twisted devotion: a way to preserve his idol’s purity before human frailty tarnishes it further. As religious tensions mount and whispers of conspiracy thicken, he navigates feasts and moonlit gardens with a heart split between adoration and vengeance. Every glance from his teacher now feels like condemnation, every parable a veiled slight. Yet even as he plots, doubt claws at him—is this salvation or damnation? The answer lies in thirty silver coins and a kiss in the dark, where love and hatred become indistinguishable. |
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