Vol. 3June 2026
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The Ball

舞踏会

芥川竜之介 · Japanese

On an autumn night in 1886, a young woman attends her first Western ball at the Rokumeikan and dances with a French officer, glimpsing both glamour…

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On an autumn night in 1886, a young woman attends her first Western ball at the Rokumeikan and dances with a French officer, glimpsing both glamour and unease in the lights. A Meiji-era vignette by Akutagawa Ryunosuke.

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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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