Vol. 3June 2026
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An Incident

有島武郎 · Japanese

Late on a winter night a husband, worn out by a fussing child, finally wakes his sleeping wife, and their brief, tired exchange exposes the chill that…

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Late on a winter night a husband, worn out by a fussing child, finally wakes his sleeping wife, and their brief, tired exchange exposes the chill that has settled inside an otherwise ordinary marriage.

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有島武郎

아리시마 다케오(有島武郎, 1878-1923)는 일본의 소설가이자 사상가입니다. 대표작으로는 《어떤 여자》, 《가리타 농장의 해방》 등이 있으며, 계급 문제와 인간 해방을 주제로 한 작품을 통해 일본 자연주의 문학에 영향을 미쳤습니다. 그는 사회 비판적인 시각과 함께 인간의 내면 심리를 섬세하게 묘사했다는 평가를 받습니다.

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