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| Original Title | 海に生くる人々 |
|---|---|
| Author | 葉山 嘉樹 |
| Genre | War & Social Literature |
| Author Type | Male Author |
| Summary | On the unforgiving decks of the steamship Manshūmaru, the lives of its sailors are a grueling testament to human endurance, marked by relentless labor, bitter cold, and the captain's iron-fisted exploitation. But when a young apprentice suffers a devastating injury, only to be met with shocking indifference, a fuse is lit. Led by the fiercely intelligent Storekeeper Fujiwara, a small group of defiant crewmen rises up, demanding not just fair wages or a day of rest, but the fundamental dignity denied them by a system that views them as mere cogs. With their families' survival hanging in the balance and the threat of dismissal or imprisonment looming, they gamble everything on a desperate strike. In a world where human lives are traded for profit and compassion is a luxury, can these embattled People of the Sea forge a new destiny, or are they condemned to be crushed by the very forces they vow to resist. |
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