Yume Jūya (Ten Nights of Dreams): The Seventh Night
【Masterpieces of Modern Japanese Literature㊿】
By Sōseki Natsume
Narrated by Nana Nagao
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A short story by Sōseki Natsume
“I was on a large ship. This ship cut through the waves, day and night, constantly emitting a thin trail of black smoke. The sound was tremendous. Yet I had no idea where we were heading. From beneath the waves, the sun rose like a blazing fire poker. It climbed up until it hovered above the tall mast for a while, then, before I knew it, overtook the ship and moved on ahead. Finally, with a sizzling flash like a fire poker, it sank back into the depths of the waves. Each time, the blue waves boiled far away into the color of sappanwood. Then the ship let out a deafening roar, chasing after the sun—but it could never catch up.”
Author : Sōseki Natsume
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
1867 – 1916
Born in Babashita, Ushigome, Edo (present-day Kikui-chō, Shinjuku, Tokyo). His real name was Kinnosuke. After graduating from the Department of English Literature at the Imperial University, he taught English at Matsuyama Middle School and the Fifth High School before studying in Britain. Upon his return to Japan, he became a lecturer at Tokyo Imperial University. In 1905, he made his literary debut with I Am a Cat. He went on to write many masterpieces, including Botchan, Kusamakura, Sanshirō, Sorekara (And Then), Mon (The Gate), Higan sugi made, Kōjin (The Wayfarer), Kokoro, Michikusa, and Meian (Light and Darkness). He is regarded as one of the foremost literary figures of modern Japan.