[Audiobook CD] Dazai Osamu's Selected Short Stories Volume 1 <Villon's Wife/Cherry/Lantern/6 Other Stories> (5-CD Set) (Voice Message Audiobook)

[Commentary] "Villon's Wife" is a masterpiece of Dazai's later short stories, evoking indescribable humor and sadness the world surrounding a destructive husband and his supportive wife. After the drunken husband steals money from the store, the wife begins working at the couple's shop. As "Sachiko" of Tsubakiya, the store becomes bustling, but... "Cherry Blossoms" begins with the famous line, "I want to believe that parents are more important than children." This was Dazai's final work, written just before his suicide, and in commemoration of this, the cherry blossom memorial service is held on June 19th. "Fallen Cherries and the Magic Flute" recalls Dazai's younger sister, who died of tuberculosis at a young age, a memory that is sure to come around when the cherry blossoms fall. "I'm leaving you. You were always telling lies." Despite her parents' objections, she married a young painter who seemed indifferent to money and fame. However, she becomes disillusioned with her husband, who becomes more and more materialistic with each passing day, and finally decides to leave him. In "The Grasshopper," she writes, "I'm leaving you. You were always telling lies." In "The Grasshopper," she overcame her parents' objections and married a young painter who seemed indifferent to money and fame. However, she becomes disillusioned with her husband, who becomes more and more materialistic with each passing day, and finally decides to leave him. "Lantern" tells the story of a girl caught shoplifting, who argues furiously with self-centered logic, only to find happiness in a small gathering with her parents. "Friendship" tells the story of a woman who returns to her home in Tsugaru for a short visit, only to be tossed about by a drunken man dressed in work clothes. "Mangen" depicts the joy of a wife who has been forced to abstain from sex due to her husband's lung treatment, only to be given permission by the doctor. Also included are two excellent stories, "Phosphorescence" and "Gull."

[Reader] wis (a female reader known for her clear, calm voice)

[Reading Time] 5 hours, 40 minutes, 53 seconds