Torokko Hitokatamari No Do (Kadokawa Bunko)

[Machine Translation] Ryohei, who will turn eight this year, is amused by the trolleys that come and go during the construction of a railroad. One day, Ryohei gets a chance to push a trolley with a group of young men he doesn't know... ("Trolley"). Ryohei's son has passed away, and Ryohei feels respect for his wife, Omin, who goes out to the fields every day and earns money like a man. However, he soon begins to suffer from "earning sickness"... ("A Lump of Clay"). Includes the two title stories and 21 other stories from Akutagawa's middle period, which marked a turning point in his career.

今年八つになる良平は、鉄道の敷設工事で行き来するトロッコが面白くて仕方がない。ある日、見知らぬ若い男達とともにトロッコを押す機会を得た良平だったが...(「トロッコ」)。倅を亡くしたお住は、毎日畑へ出て男勝りに稼ぐ嫁、お民に敬意を感じている。だが、いつしか「稼ぎ病」に取り憑かれたお民の存在がお住を苦しめるようになり...(「一塊の土」)。表題作の二篇をはじめ、芥川の転機となる中期の二十一篇を収録。