《母亲》是芥川龙之介创作后期的代表作,同时也是芥川龙之介大正期间作为特派员访问中国归国之后所写的第一篇小说。小说的舞台设定在中国的上海和芜湖两地,主人公却是典型的日本人。《母亲》这部小说看似讨论母性,实际上我们可以从中窥见当时在华日本人,特别是在华日本妇女的形象及生活。 “Mother” is Akutagawa Ryunosuke’s later masterpiece writing, but also during Akutagata Ryutsu’s visit to China as special correspondent wrote the first novel. The stage for the novel is set in Shanghai and Wuhu in China, but the protagonist is a typical Japanese. The novel “Mother” seems to be discussing maternal sex. In fact, we can get a glimpse of the image and life of Japanese women living in China at that time, especially Japanese women in China.