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A Story at EntakushiAuthor: Makino Shinichi
| Original Title | 円卓子での話 |
|---|---|
| Author | 牧野 信一 |
| Genre | Modern Short Fiction |
| Author Type | Male Author |
| Summary | In a seaside village where the horizon melts into endless blue, Taruno navigates a life caught between restless solitude and boisterous chaos. Fleeing a home overrun by his wife’s eccentric Tokyo relatives—a guitar-strumming romantic, a dance-obsessed dandy, and a perpetually cheerful clan—he retreats to his abandoned study in N Village, clinging to fragments of peace. But tranquility eludes him. The fishermen, led by his childhood friend Omaru, roar through nights with raucous drinking bouts and mythical "bountiful catch dances," their voices crashing like waves against the shore. Taruno vows sobriety, yet finds himself drawn into their tempestuous world, haunted by memories of a mysterious actress whose promised visit sparks frantic preparations: wildflower bouquets, borrowed antiques, and a round table set for a guest who may never arrive. As storms of familial drama and coastal ambitions brew—his father-in-law’s shady schemes, a vanished sister—Taruno’s resolve frays. Will the sea’s relentless rhythm drown his turmoil, or will the actress’s arrival unravel secrets as deep as the ocean? |
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