Sennin（The Immortal ）
【Masterpieces of Modern Japanese Literature㊵】
By Ryunosuke Akutagawa
Narrated by Nana Nagao
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A short story by Ryunosuke Akutagawa
“Ladies and gentlemen, I am now in Osaka, so let me tell you a story about Osaka. Once, there was a man who came to the city of Osaka to work as a servant. I do not know his real name; all that is known is that he came to work in the kitchen, so he is simply called Gonsuke. When Gonsuke passed through the gate of a recruiting agency, he said to the clerk, who was smoking a long pipe, “Sir, I wish to become an immortal. Please let me live and work in a place where I can achieve that.” The clerk was so astonished that he remained silent for a while. Gonsuke repeated, “Sir, did you hear me? I wish to become an immortal. Please let me live in a place where I can do so.”“
Author : Ryunosuke Akutagawa
Narrator : Nana Nagao
Produced by：Koé no Shoten
Special Thanks：Shigoto, Inc.
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Release Date：2025/
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ABOUT THE AUTHOR
1892 –1927
Born in Tokyo, he graduated from the English Literature Department of Tokyo Imperial University. While still a student, he co-founded the third iteration of the literary magazine Shinshichō. His short story The Nose was highly praised by Natsume Sōseki, and the following year, he published his first short story collection, Rashōmon. Drawing inspiration from history and classical literature from both Japan and around the world, he wrote numerous works, including Hōkyōnin no shi（”The Death of a Christian”）, Toshishun（”Tu Tze-chun”）, Kappa, Haguruma（”Spinning Gears” or “Cogwheels”）, and Aru Ahō no Isshō（”A Fool’s Life” or “The Life of a Fool”）.