Vol. 3June 2026
Cover of 或旧友へ送る手記
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A Note to a Certain Old Friend

或旧友へ送る手記

芥川竜之介 · Japanese

Written weeks before his suicide, this confessional letter strips away cliches about despair and traces Akutagawa's own 'vague unease' with chilling honesty.

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Written weeks before his suicide, this confessional letter strips away cliches about despair and traces Akutagawa's own 'vague unease' with chilling honesty.

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芥川竜之介

아쿠타가와 류노스케(芥川 竜之介, 1892-1927)는 일본의 소설가입니다. 그는 짧고 강렬한 단편 소설들을 통해 인간 심리의 어두운 면과 사회 비판을 날카롭게 그려냈습니다. 대표작으로는 "귤(蜜柑)", "덤불 속(藪の中)", "라쇼몽(羅生門)" 등이 있으며, 그의 문학적 업적을 기려 일본의 권위 있는 문학상인 아쿠타가와 상이 제정되었습니다.

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