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| Original Title | 或る少女の死まで |
|---|---|
| Author | 室生 犀星 |
| Genre | Modern Short Fiction |
| Author Type | Male Author |
| Summary | Until the Death of a Certain Girl immerses readers in the psychological turmoil of a struggling writer adrift in Taisho-era Tokyo. His contemplative existence is brutally shattered by a drunken brawl at a local bar, thrusting him into a labyrinth of legal woes and relentless creditors. Haunted by his own complicity and the city's insidious pressures, he finds his world constricting, his artistic aspirations threatened, and his very soul feeling defiled. As he grapples with mounting anxieties and a pervasive sense of being watched, a fragile beacon of innocence emerges in the form of young Fujiko, whose pure spirit offers a fleeting glimpse of redemption. But in a world rife with moral compromises and inescapable burdens, such delicate hope is precarious. |
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