Torocco
Minecart (short story)
1922 short story by Ryūnosuke Akutagawa
Minecart (トロツコ, Trokko) is a short story by Japanese writer Ryūnosuke Akutagawa.[1] It was published in 1922. It is a story about a young boy who experiences the adult world for a short amount of time. Many junior high school students in Japan study this short story in class.[2]
In 2009, a movie based on this story was released.