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Spring and Autumn of a Dilapidated HouseAuthor: Umezaki Haruo

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Original Title ボロ家の春秋
Author 梅崎 春生
Genre Modern Short Fiction
Author Type Male Author
Summary Our narrator, a struggling painter, seeks an affordable studio in Tokyo. He finds it in a dilapidated house, renting half from the charming Fuwa Kazuma. But his new beginning quickly unravels when Fuwa vanishes, leaving him to cohabit with the eccentric Noro Tabibito – who claims *he* bought the house.

Trapped together in a crumbling abode, the painter and Noro become locked in a bizarre, escalating cold war. Their daily lives are a battleground of petty schemes and profound animosity, from outrageous vegetable prices to weaponized cats. External forces circle: a cunning restaurateur, a watchful tax collector, and a predatory landlord, all eyeing their shared, contested home.

As mutual loathing consumes them, our narrator must navigate this absurd labyrinth of ownership disputes and personal vendettas. Can these two sworn enemies survive the spring and autumn of their dilapidated house, or are they destined to lose everything in a game where they are mere pawns?
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