【중국 직배송】 중국 도서 사랑의 기갈 명가 작품 (일) 미시마 유키오|편집:예위취|번역:당월매

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On this day, Etsuko bought two pairs of half-socks at Hankyu Department Store. One pair was dark blue, and the other was tea-colored. They were plain socks of solid colors.
Even when she came to Osaka, she would finish her shopping at the department store at the end of the Hankyu Railway line and immediately take the train back. She didn't watch movies, didn't dine, let alone have tea. Nothing annoyed Etsuko more than the hustle and bustle of the city.
If she wanted to go, she could go down the stairs from Umeda Station to the subway and take it to Shinsaibashi or Dotonbori, which was not difficult. Or, as soon as she stepped out of the department store, crossed the intersection, she would be close to the bustling downtown area where the convention was held, and the tide of prosperity would approach. Boys shining shoes by the roadside shouted repeatedly: "Shoe shining! Shoe shining!"
Etsuko, who grew up in Tokyo, did not know what Osaka was like. She had an indescribable fear of this city—gentlemen, vagrants, factory directors, stockbrokers, street prostitutes, opium smugglers, clerks, thugs, bankers, local officials, city councilors, Joruri performers, concubines, stingy wives, journalists, storytellers, hostesses, shoe shiners—. In fact, perhaps Etsuko was not afraid of the city, but of life itself? Life—is a boundless, debris-filled, unpredictable, violent, yet always clear and azure sea.
Etsuko opened the printed cloth shopping bag as wide as possible. She placed the socks she bought at the bottom of the bag. At this moment, lightning flashed through the open window. Then, majestic thunder sounded, making the glass shelves of the counter tremble slightly.
A gust of wind swept in, knocking over a small standing sign with the words "Special Offer" written on it. The store clerks ran to close the windows. It was dark inside. It was then discovered that the electric lights, which had been on during the day at the counter, suddenly seemed to brighten. However, it seemed that it would not rain yet.
Etsuko slung the shopping bag over her arm. She didn't care if the bamboo handle of the shopping bag dug into her wrist as it slipped down her arm, and she covered her cheeks with both palms. Her cheeks were clearly burning. This was common. For no reason, and certainly no illness, her cheeks would suddenly feel as if they were on fire. Her palms were originally delicate, and now they were blistered and tanned. The delicacy left in her body made her palms look even rougher. As it touched her hot cheeks, Etsuko felt her cheeks burning even more.
At this moment, she felt as if something could be done. She kept walking on the overpass at the intersection, as if walking on a diving board at a swimming pool, feeling as if she could jump into the center of the city. With this thought, Etsuko's gaze fell on the messy yet calm flow of people shuttling back and forth in front of the counter, and she suddenly became immersed in a high-speed fantasy. This optimistic woman lacked the talent for unfortunate fantasies. Her timidity stemmed from this.
...What gave her the courage? Was it the thunder? Or the two pairs of socks she had just bought? Etsuko hurried through the crowd and walked towards the stairs. The stairs were crowded with people. She went down to the second floor. Then, she went down to the first-floor lobby near the Hankyu Railway ticket office.
그녀는 밖을 내다보았다. 1~2분 사이에 폭우가 쏟아졌다. 마치 이미 내리고 있었던 것처럼, 보도는 이미 축축했고, 거센 빗방울이 사방으로 튀었다.
에츠코는 출구로 다가갔다. 그녀는 평정을 되찾고 안심했으며, 약간 피곤하고 경미한 현기증을 느꼈다. 그녀는 우산을 가져오지 않았다. 밖으로 나갈 수 없었다. ... 나갈 수 없는 것이 아니라, 그럴 필요가 없었다.
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내용 요약:

미시마 유키오의 '사랑에 굶주린'은 은퇴한 회사 관리자이자 농장을 운영하는 스기모토 미요시의 집에서 일어나는 이야기입니다. 주인공 에츠코는 남편 료스케가 세상을 떠난 후 시아버지 미요시에게 의지하며 정절을 지키려 했고, 인도 과부처럼 순장하려 했지만, 시아버지 미요시가 그녀를 유혹하고 뼈만 남은 손으로 그녀를 어루만지며 공포 속에 밀어 넣었습니다. 그녀는 정원사 사부로에게 반했고, 이것이 그녀 자신의 행복의 근거이자 생존의 이유가 되었습니다. 에츠코와 사부로의 사랑이 시아버지에게 발각된 후, 그녀는 온갖 고뇌에서 벗어날 수 없었고 사랑을 계속 유지할 수 없었기 때문에 삽으로 사부로를 죽였습니다.