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One Who Comes from the StarsAuthor: Murō Saisei
| Original Title | 星より来れる者 |
|---|---|
| Author | 室生 犀星 |
| Genre | Modern Short Fiction |
| Author Type | Male Author |
| Summary | A tapestry of fleeting moments unfolds through lyrical vignettes that drift between rural tranquility and urban restlessness. A lone horsefly struggles to free its twisted wings, mirroring the quiet yearning of a poet reflecting on creativity’s elusive nature. Gardens bloom with irises and moss-covered stones, while city streets pulse with trams, shawled figures, and the melancholic hum of a Sandwich Man’s forgotten song. Each fragment—a child’s quarrel, winter rain pooling on a desk, a birthmark hidden in a crowded streetcar—captures ephemeral beauty tinged with solitude. The prose lingers on thresholds: between stillness and motion, memory and oblivion, the mundane and the mystical. Urban alleys exude a grimy nostalgia, while snowbound countrysides hold insects circling ancient hearths like clockwork. Through introspective musings and vivid imagery, the text invites readers to wander its liminal spaces, where fleeting encounters and unspoken truths shimmer beneath surfaces of quiet observation—a meditation on existence’s fragile, transient grace. |
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