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At R Fishery and the City BarAuthor: Makino Shinichi
| Original Title | Ｒ漁場と都の酒場で |
|---|---|
| Author | 牧野 信一 |
| Genre | Modern Short Fiction |
| Author Type | Male Author |
| Summary | In a coastal village haunted by restless tides, a man fixates on *The Tale of Sinon*, a Trojan War epic whose hero’s desperation mirrors his own. At R Fishery—a dormitory paralyzed by stormy seas—workers idle like soldiers trapped in a wooden horse, their ambitions stifled. He recites Sinon’s story obsessively, blurring myth and reality: Kiyoko, the fishery owner’s daughter, faces pressure to wed a duplicitous suitor; friends urge him to flee to Tokyo’s artistic circles; yet he clings to tales of warriors who endure. Between drunken tavern debates and clandestine meetings, storms brew beneath deceptively calm skies. Can he channel Sinon’s defiance against life’s capricious currents, or will fantasy consume him? Lyrical and feverish, this meditation on escapism weaves rebellion, longing, and the masks worn to survive—a dance between mythic fervor and the ache of human frailty. |
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