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| Original Title | パノラマ島綺譚 |
|---|---|
| Author | 江戸川 乱歩 |
| Genre | Fantasy & Sci-Fi |
| Author Type | Male Author |
| Summary | Hitomi Hiroshi, a destitute, sickly writer, dreams of transforming nature itself into his personal utopia, a grand work of art beyond human imagination. Yet his reality is one of crushing poverty, his dreams forever out of reach. A shocking twist of fate offers an unthinkable solution: the death of Komoda Genzaburō, an immensely wealthy man who happens to be Hiroshi’s exact physical double. Seizing this impossible chance, Hiroshi orchestrates a daring, macabre impersonation, faking his own demise to assume Komoda’s identity and limitless fortune. Now, with stolen wealth, he begins to construct his fantastical Panorama Island, a breathtaking, yet increasingly unsettling, dreamscape. But as his elaborate deception unfolds, threatened by Komoda’s perceptive young widow and the moral abyss of his choices, Hiroshi finds himself losing his soul to the very paradise he sought to create. Will his ultimate masterpiece be a triumph of art, or a descent into madness and ruin? |
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