Fufu Zenzai (Shincho Bunko)

[Machine Translation] Yanagikichi, the son of a cosmetics wholesaler who has a family with a geisha, is disowned and leaves home. He changes his business to a razor blade shop, a Kanto stew shop, a fruit shop, and a cafe, but his business does not last long. Why does Choko fall in love with such a man? In addition to "Zenzai for Married Couple," which depicts the relationship between a strong Osaka man and a woman that others cannot see, there are six other works, including "Ki no Miyako," which beautifully expresses the sad emotions of human beings. A collection of Sakunosuke Oda's representative short stories.

芸者上がりと所帯を持った化粧品卸問屋の息子柳吉は、勘当され、家を出る。剃刀屋、関東煮屋、果物屋、カフェと転々と商売を変えるがちっとも長続きしない。こんな男になぜ蝶子は惚れるのか。たくましい大阪人の、他人には窺い知れない男と女の仲を描く『夫婦善哉』ほか、人間の切ない感情を見事に謳い上げた『木の都』など全6編。早世が惜しまれる織田作之助の代表短編小説集。