Toro（Lantern）
【Masterpieces of Modern Japanese Literature⑪】
By Osamu Dazai
Narrated by Nana Nagao
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A short story by Osamu Dazai
“The more I speak, the less people believe me. Everyone I meet, everyone I encounter, treats me with suspicion. Even when I visit, longing just to see someone’s face, they greet me with a look that seems to ask, ‘What are you here for?’ It is unbearable. I no longer wish to go anywhere. Even when I go to the nearby bathhouse, I always make sure to choose a time just before dusk. I don’t want anyone to see my face. In the summer, even so, in the fading light of evening, I feel that my yukata, glowing white in the darkness, stands out terribly, and I am so bewildered, I feel as though I might die from the discomfort.”
Author : Osamu Dazai
Narrator : Nana Nagao
Produced by：Koé no Shoten
Special Thanks：Shigoto, Inc.
Listening Length：0:21:11
Release Date：2024/6/26
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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).