木本(きもと)が過酷な(かこくな)生活の(せいかつの)なかで描き溜めた(かきためた)「スケッチブック」

'The Agony of Coming into Being' (Umareizuru Nayami) is an autobiographical masterpiece written by Takeo Arishima during the Taisho period, portraying the soul of a young painter struggling with a fierce artistic impulse amidst extreme poverty and labor. The story begins when 'I' receives a collection of sketchbooks sent by Kimoto, a poor young fisherman in Hokkaido whom 'I' once knew.