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A Village in an UproarAuthor: Sakaguchi Ango
| Original Title | 村のひと騒ぎ |
|---|---|
| Author | 坂口 安吾 |
| Genre | Modern Short Fiction |
| Author Type | Male Author |
| Summary | In a tranquil mountain village, an unforeseen crisis erupts when a revered matriarch’s death coincides with a long-awaited wedding between two prominent families. The clash of celebrations plunges the community into chaos: villagers scramble to honor both events, torn between feasting at the joyous ceremony and mourning at the somber wake. At the heart of the turmoil is a timid, drink-loving patriarch desperate to salvage his chance to dance for applause, a scheming monk determined to indulge in wedding delicacies, and a bumbling doctor whose reckless proclamation of a miraculous resurrection sparks pandemonium. As tensions mount, absurd debates erupt—should men attend one event and women the other? Can the dead truly revive for a day?—culminating in a raucous compromise that blurs tradition and farce. Through drunken revelries and heated confrontations, the villagers’ quirks and passions collide, revealing a world where life’s messiness defies logic, and even grief becomes a reason to celebrate. |
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