# THE ARTIST – CHAPTER 6 (PROSE SECTION)

ABOUT AUTHOR 

The Artist is written by Shiga Naoya. He was born in 20 February, 1883 in Miyagi, Japan and Died in 21 October, 1971 in Tokyo Japan He was a Japanese novelist and short story writer. His important works are A dark Night’s passing, At Kinosaki and Reconciliation etc. 

SUMMARY 

“The Artist” has been written by Shiga Naoya. 

In this Short Story, the author has described a Japanese talented boy. There was a boy, his name was Seibei. He was 12 years old. He Studied in primary school even that age. His parents knew that he went to buy Gourd fleshy fruit from the market. He used to a hole at the top of Gourds fruit and took out seeds inside the gourds. He applied tea leaves to remove

the unpleasant smell of the gourd. After that, he polished the fruits with the Japanese Liquor. He was in the habit of the searching gourd. One day, he took it in the class and he started to polish. When the teacher saw him polishing. He got angry, the teacher complained to his parents. His father scolded him and smashed all the gourds with the hammer. Seibei left his hobby forever. At last, he engaged in studying and drawing. With the help of this story, the author wants to say the responsibilities of parents for their children. They are the main cause of children’s future.

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