プライドが極めて(きわめて)高く(たかく)、役人を辞めて詩人(しじん)として名を残そうとした

'Tiger Poet' (Sangetsuki) is an immortal masterpiece of short fiction written by Atsushi Nakajima during the Showa period, portraying the tragedy brought by human arrogance and weakness. In the Tang dynasty of China, Li Zhao, lauded as a prodigy in his youth, was extremely proud, dissatisfied with his job as a government official, and sought to leave his name as a poet. However, failing to succeed as a poet, he gradually lost his mind amidst poverty and impatience.