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"Lemon" ((日本語:檸檬), "Remon") is a collection of short stories by Japanese author Motojirō Kajii. "Lemon" was written in 1924, and was published as Kajii's first doujinshi. It was a 28-page handmade book: 4.25" x 5.5", staple-bound. The interior was color printed, with several high quality black-and-white photographs. The cover had a spine and a full color photograph on the front. "Lemon" is one of Kajii's few works to have been translated into English. Although he was a relatively unknown writer during his short lifetime who published in only a few literary magazines, Kajii's poetic short stories are recognized today as masterpieces in Japan. The eponymous story "Lemon" is known as his representative work. == Plot == "I", who has diseased lungs, is tormented by strange anxiety all the time, “I” lost his interest in a stationery store Maruzen, music and poetry that "I" had prior been interested in. "I" only continues walking around aimlessly in Kyoto. In one such incident, “I” visits a fruit shop he likes on a regular basis through Teramati (Kyoto Miyako Naka-ku "八百卯 ; Eight Hundred Rabbit" - closed January 25, 2009). There were rare lemons placed side by side. "I" bought one lemon that "I" was interested in; however, the coldness of the fruit in his hand was just right. After that, "I" felt uncomfortable, even though he stopped by his favorite shop, Maruzen, "I" began feeling uneasy. "I" felt an unchanged feeling of dissatisfaction, even though "I" looked at the usual picture albums that "I" used to like to view, "I" put the lemon as a time bomb on the pile of illustrations. Then "I" imagines the works of fine art flying out of the "Maruzen" shop, the excitement of blasting a lemon as a time bomb. He was satisfied with what he had done at the end. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Lemon (short story)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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