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| Original Title | 退歩主義者 |
|---|---|
| Author | 坂口 安吾 |
| Genre | War & Social Literature |
| Author Type | Male Author |
| Summary | In the stark landscape of post-war Japan, Bagi stands as an unassuming man plagued by an extraordinary affliction: an insatiable hunger in an age of famine. Returning from war to a fragmented family that can't afford his appetite, he's disowned and left to navigate a cruel, scarcity-ridden world. Bagi formulates his own bizarre "Regressive Ideology," a radical conviction that civilization must collapse for humanity to find its true form. Yet, as he desperately tries to carve out a life—fleeing a grotesque arranged marriage, then seeking refuge in the cutthroat theater world—his philosophy is relentlessly tested. With his stomach perpetually empty and hope dwindling, Bagi is pushed to the very brink of survival. How far will he descend, and what monstrous truths will he unearth about humanity when the only way forward is down? |
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