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| Original Title | 彷徨へる |
|---|---|
| Author | 徳田 秋声 |
| Genre | Modern Short Fiction |
| Author Type | Male Author |
| Summary | G——, an intellectual steeped in art and philosophy, finds his structured world disrupted when his earnest protégé, Takemura, confesses a secret affair. The woman is Sumiko—a struggling violinist, already entangled with another artist, and dependent on G——'s own lover, Iko. Pulled into a vortex of tangled loyalties and desperate ambitions, G—— observes Sumiko, restless and yearning for independence, as she drifts between precarious relationships and artistic dreams. As secrets unravel and livelihoods hang in the balance, the lines between love, betrayal, and artistic pride blur. In a world where artistic integrity clashes with survival, can G——'s wisdom guide these drifting souls, or are they destined to collide in a storm of their own making? |
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