Vol. 3June 2026
Cover of 新版 放浪記
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Diary of a Vagabond: New Edition

新版 放浪記

林芙美子 · Japanese

An autobiographical chronicle of a young woman drifting through jobs, lodgings, and lovers in working-class Tokyo of the 1920s.

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Pagera Editor's Note

An autobiographical chronicle of a young woman drifting through jobs, lodgings, and lovers in working-class Tokyo of the 1920s. Hayashi's hungry, defiant voice made the book a sensation and a feminist landmark.

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