Title: Run, Melos, Run
Author: Osamu Dazai
Publisher: IBC PUBLISHING
Level: 1
Summary:
Melos is a young man and he is a person with strong sense of justice. However, the country which he lives is ruled by Dionys who is tyrant king. Melos hears that the king kill many innocent people, and he decides to assassinate the king. But he is caught and arrested. Melos wishes that the king give him three days so that he can attend his younger sister's wedding. The king agrees, but Melos' friend Selinuntius have to be left, and if Melos doesn’t come back, Selinuntius is killed. Melos continues to run for his friend's life's sake. After three days at sundown Melos finally arrives at the city, just in time to save his friend Selinuntius. The King is moved and Doesn’t kill Melos.
Rate: ★★★☆☆
The level is not high and the story is not long, so I decided to give 3 stars. I have also read this story before. Osamu Dazai is very famous author in Japan. So this story is adopted for many textbook in Japan. This story is written in Japanese at first, so reading this book in English seemed somewhat odd for me. However, I like this story, because the story tells us the importance of friendship and believe your friends.
I like this story, too. I don't read novels very much, but I know this is one of the best novels in the world.
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