Vol. 5August 2026

赤い蝋燭と人魚

小川未明

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The Mermaid and the Red Candles

赤い蝋燭と人魚

小川未明 · Japanese

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Ogawa Mimei (1882-1961) was a Japanese novelist and pioneer of children's literature, often called the Hans Christian Andersen of Japan. The Red Candles and the Mermaid and his other stories use a lyrical, symbolic style that treats children as capable of sorrow.

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