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Ms. FishAuthor: Sakaguchi Ango
| Original Title | お魚女史 |
|---|---|
| Author | 坂口 安吾 |
| Genre | Modern Short Fiction |
| Author Type | Male Author |
| Summary | In a chaotic post-war Tokyo, a peculiar journalist named Benkichi disrupts a weary writer’s routine with news of an enigmatic visitor: a striking woman who speaks in shrill, erratic bursts, likened to a fish gasping for air. Dubbed “Ms. Fish,” she arrives with audacious claims—a self-proclaimed Allied spy repatriated from Hong Kong—and an unsettling charm that blurs flirtation and mockery. Her theatrics bewilder all who cross her path, from Benkichi’s manic antics to the writer’s baffled household. She drags them into absurd gambles, critiques their hygiene, and flaunts a marble-carved beauty that contrasts sharply with her boisterous demeanor. Yet beneath her performative chaos lies an air of calculated mystery, leaving the writer torn between dread and fascination. As storms rage and sake flows, Ms. Fish ensnares literary eccentrics in her games, upending dignity and wallets alike. Her unpredictability—a blend of seduction, madness, and cunning—hints at darker undercurrents in a world where normalcy crumbles like bombed concrete. Will she unravel their lives or vanish as suddenly as she appeared? |
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