Hashire Merosu（Run, Melos!）
【Masterpieces of Modern Japanese Literature㉚】
By Osamu Dazai
Narrated by Nana Nagao
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A short story by Osamu Dazai
“Melos was enraged. He vowed that he must, without fail, remove that wicked and tyrannical king. Melos knew nothing of politics. He was a shepherd from a village. He spent his days playing the flute and tending his sheep. Yet, he possessed an extraordinary sensitivity to evil. At dawn today, Melos departed from his village, crossed fields and mountains, and arrived in this city of Syracuse, ten ri away. Melos had neither father nor mother, nor a wife. He lived alone with his shy sixteen-year-old sister. This sister was soon to be married to an honest and steadfast shepherd from their village.“
This audiobook is a new recording of the “Reading Timeless Story Series” that was performed at the Museum of Modern Japanese Literature on April 12, 2025.
Author : Osamu Dazai
Narrator : Nana Nagao
Produced by：Koé no Shoten
Special Thanks：Shigoto, Inc.
Listening Length：00:35:32
Release Date：2025/7/3
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ABOUT THE AUTHOR
1909 – 1948
Born in Kitatsugaru District, Aomori Prefecture. His real name was Shūji Tsushima. From his middle school years, he published his early works in doujinshi (literary magazines). In 1935, his work Gyakkō (Against the Current) was nominated for the first Akutagawa Prize. The following year, he published his first short story collection, Bannen (The Final Years). He went on to write numerous works, including Fugaku Hyakkei (One hundred views of Mount Fuji), Tsugaru, Viyon no Tsuma (Villon’s Wife), and Ningen Shikkaku (No Longer Human).