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| Original Title | 災厄の日 |
|---|---|
| Author | 原 民喜 |
| Genre | War & Social Literature |
| Author Type | Male Author |
| Summary | In the harrowing aftermath of an unseen calamity, a man shattered by loss yearns only for a quiet room to find peace. But even the precarious refuge of his nephew’s temporary lodging is violently ripped away, casting him back into the ravaged streets of a city struggling to rebuild. Desperate and penniless, he embarks on a treacherous hunt for a home, navigating the moral ambiguities of a war-torn landscape where deceit lurks in every shadow and humanity itself seems to fray. He finds a squalid apartment, a sanctuary more oppressive than the chaos it shields him from, burdened by its previous occupants’ shadowy secrets and the relentless clamor of a world gone mad. As the stench of a broken society seeps into his very soul, he confronts not only the physical decay around him but the terrifying question of whether his spirit can survive the encroaching darkness. Can he ever find a moment of stillness in a world determined to deny him peace? |
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