The gods are thirsty

Japanese: 《神々は渇く》 - かみがみはかわく
The gods are thirsty

...This prompted the author to gradually develop an interest in politics and society, publishing "Opinions of M. Jérôme Coignard" (1893) and "The Red Lily" (1894), and he eventually published the four-part novel "History of the Present" (1897-1901), and even leaning towards socialism. However, as seen in his novel "The Gods Thirst" (1912), he also rejected the fanaticism of revolutionaries. After receiving the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1921, he later became the target of fierce attacks from the new generation of avant-gardes, including Breton, because of his lukewarm intellectualism. ...

*Some of the terminology references to "The Gods Are Thirsty" are listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…これを契機として,《ジェローム・コアニャール氏の意見》(1893),《赤い百合》(1894)の作家は,徐々に政治や社会への関心を深め,四部作長編小説《現代史》(1897‐1901)を発表し,さらには社会主義へと傾斜していく。しかし,小説《神々は渇くLes Dieux ont soif》(1912)にもみられるように,革命家の狂信もまた彼の排するところであった。1921年のノーベル文学賞を受けた彼は,その微温的な教養主義のゆえに,後にブルトンらの新世代の前衛たちの激しい攻撃の的となった。…

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