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Society Finches

Yamamoto Katsuji · · translated by Valentin Sarić

A farming family faces drought, debt, and an escalating tenant dispute.

As neighbors make money from breeding society finches, Shinsaku opposes the speculative craze while struggling with his own weakening resolve.

Yamamoto Katsuji’s story brings family affection and shame into the wider conflict over poverty and collective resistance.

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