Modern Japanese Literature: An Anthology by Donald Keene (Editor)

Author:Donald Keene (Editor)
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Publisher: Grove/Atlantic, Inc.
Published: 1956-12-26T05:00:00+00:00

THE WILD GOOSE

[Gan, IX-XI, 1911-1913] by Mori Ōgai (1862-1922)

Mori Ōgai was one of the leading literary figures of the early twentieth century. After his graduation from the Tokyo University Medical Department he spent several years studying in Germany, and returned to Japan to lead a double career as a writer and doctor. Some of his most famous works are translations from the German, and others describe his experiences in Europe as a young man.

Among Mori Ōgai’s original writings the novel The Wild Goose, published serially in 1911-1913, probably retains the greatest appeal. It is the story of Otama, a girl who, after a false marriage with a bigamous police officer, becomes the mistress of another man. Later in the novel she falls in love with a medical student who passes her house every day, but he leaves for Germany before she can confess her love. The following excerpts deal with her life immediately after she becomes the mistress of Suezō.

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