# 河童

by [芥川龍之介](https://localbooks.app/authors/芥川龍之介)

- Genres: [유머·풍자](https://localbooks.app/genres/literary-fiction/humor-and-satire), [중편소설](https://localbooks.app/genres/literary-fiction/novellas)
- Set in: [Kamikochi, 마쓰모토 시, 나가노 현, 일본](https://localbooks.app/places/jp/nagano/matsumoto/kamikochi); [도쿄, 도쿄 도, 일본](https://localbooks.app/places/jp/tokyo/tokyo)
- Audience: Adult
- Published: 1927

## Description

精神病院の患者「第二十三号」は、穂高に登る途中の上高地で河童を追いかけ、河童の国に迷い込んだと語る。恋愛も家族も資本主義も宗教も人間とあべこべの国を通して、芥川が晩年の苦い風刺を描いた中編。

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