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| Original Title | 晩夏 |
|---|---|
| Author | 堀 辰雄 |
| Genre | Modern Short Fiction |
| Author Type | Male Author |
| Summary | Driven by a sudden impulse and a quiet weariness, a man closes his mountain hut and embarks on an impromptu journey with his wife to Lake Nojiri. Arriving at a deserted foreign settlement, the couple finds themselves in a peculiar, almost melancholic landscape of abandoned villas and lingering summer ghosts. Their chosen retreat, a crude log-built hotel, offers little comfort beyond its view of a dully gleaming lake, shrouded in an odd haze. As he immerses himself in a chilling German tale of crime and tragic fate, the protagonist observes two enigmatic foreign girls, their whispered conversations adding to the unsettling atmosphere. The lake's vast, quiet expanse seems to echo a profound sense of "Zweisamkeit"—a face-to-face loneliness. What truths will he unearth about the fading season, human connection, and the chilling story mirroring his own introspective journey by this forgotten shore? |
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