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| Original Title | 赤い駱駝 |
|---|---|
| Author | 梅崎 春生 |
| Genre | Modern Short Fiction |
| Author Type | Male Author |
| Summary | In the suffocating final days of WWII, Reserve Ensign Futami is a man out of time, a sensitive soul tragically ill-suited for the brutal demands of Imperial Japan’s Navy. Constantly ridiculed, he endures each day by meticulously faking the posture and movements of a soldier, a performance that only heightens his profound internal torment. But when the Emperor's surrender shatters the unit's grim reality, the unexpected freedom proves far more disorienting than the prospect of battle. As the world around him descends into chaos, Futami's fragile facade cracks, revealing a mind unable to withstand the sudden release. What happens when the peace one craved becomes an unbearable burden, leading to a desperate search for meaning in a world turned crimson by the setting sun, like a mythical 'Red Camel'. |
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