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| Original Title | 放浪 |
|---|---|
| Author | 織田 作之助 |
| Genre | Modern Short Fiction |
| Author Type | Male Author |
| Summary | Junpei, a sensitive and unassuming young man, carries the quiet shame of a difficult birth and a childhood marked by loss and the sting of being an outsider. When his father's death casts him adrift, he leaves his rural home for the dazzling, treacherous heart of Osaka, clutching naive dreams of belonging, success, and even love. But the city's bustling streets prove to be a crucible of misfortune. From demanding kitchens to the shadowy allure of Sennichimae's underworld, Junpei grapples with betrayal, exploitation, and his own deep-seated inadequacies. Each step forward seems to lead to a harder fall, each glimmer of hope quickly extinguished. As his journey takes him from Osaka's dens to Tokyo's squalor and beyond, can this perpetually wandering soul ever truly find a place to call his own, or is he destined to remain forever lost in a world that offers him no quarter? |
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