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The Pig of Frandon Agricultural SchoolAuthor: Miyazawa Kenji
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| Original Title | フランドン農学校の豚 |
|---|---|
| Author | 宮沢 賢治 |
| Genre | War & Social Literature |
| Author Type | Male Author |
| Summary | At the Flandre Agricultural School, a pig lives a life of contented purpose, converting every scrap into prized fat and meat. It even takes pride in being likened to platinum, a valuable living catalyst. But its blissful existence shatters with a chilling realization: the very humans who feed and care for it view its body as a mere commodity. When a new royal decree mandates a "Death Consent Document" for all livestock, the pig, surprisingly articulate and keenly intelligent, finds itself caught in a horrifying dilemma. Its handlers, seemingly benevolent, begin to pressure it to sign away its own life, using veiled threats and increasingly cruel tactics. As its body is measured and its weight debated, the pig descends into a spiral of terror, its mind reeling from the cruel irony of its fate. This intelligent pig must defy the unbearable destiny that awaits it. |
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