《Grass Raft》 - Stinky raft

…In 1933, he handed over the family business to his younger brother and became a member of the Kirin group, where he wrote the social novel The Story of the Cormorant, which was well received. His next work, Kusaikada (Kusai-Ikada) (1935-38), attracted much attention and was nominated for the first Akutagawa Prize. Kusaikada, along with Raft (1954-56) and Flower Raft (1957-58), make up a trilogy of novels that depict the rise and fall of the Omi merchant Fujimura family over several generations and the issue of blood. …

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…33年，家業を弟に譲って《麒麟》の同人となり，社会小説《鵜の物語》を書き，好評を博す。続いて発表した《草筏（くさいかだ）》(1935‐38)で大いに注目され，第1回芥川賞候補となる。《草筏》は《筏》(1954‐56)，《花筏》(1957‐58)とともに，近江商人藤村家の数代にわたる興亡と血の問題とを描く長編三部作をなす。…

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