Vol. 3June 2026
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Run, Melos!

走れメロス

太宰治 · Japanese

A simple shepherd promises a tyrant he will return for his own execution if his friend may stand hostage.

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A simple shepherd promises a tyrant he will return for his own execution if his friend may stand hostage. Dazai Osamu's uncharacteristically luminous fable of friendship and trust, adapted from Schiller.

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太宰治

다자이 오사무(太宰治, 1909-1948)는 일본의 소설가입니다. 대표작으로는 《달려라 메로스》, 《인간 실격》, 《잎》, 《사양》 등이 있으며, 전후 일본 문학에 큰 영향을 미쳤습니다. 자전적 성격이 강한 작품을 통해 인간의 고뇌와 불안을 섬세하게 묘사했다는 평가를 받습니다.

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