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Frozen CloudsAuthor: Yada Tsuseko
| Original Title | 凍雲 |
|---|---|
| Author | 矢田 津世子 |
| Genre | Modern Short Fiction |
| Author Type | Female Author |
| Summary | In a remote northern town shrouded in snow and stagnation, a tale of love and defiance unfolds against a backdrop of rigid tradition and whispered judgment. Young Senta, heir to a fading oil dynasty, and O-Taka, daughter of a disgraced official, kindle a romance that ignites tensions between their feuding families. Bound by ancestral grudges over money and pride, their desperate attempts to unite are thwarted by elders who wield control like ice—unyielding and cold. The townspeople watch with scorn, their gossip as sharp as winter winds, while the ancient pine at Nanamagari bears silent witness to stolen moments and mounting despair. As secrets fester and loyalties fracture, a violent act leaves scars deeper than frostbite, etching tragedy into the town’s memory. Years later, beneath veneers of normalcy, unresolved echoes of passion and betrayal linger—a haunting reminder of love’s cost in a world where conformity freezes hearts as surely as winter’s grip. |
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