よろずや平四郎活人剣 上

by Shuhei Fujisawa, 藤沢 周平

神名（かんな）平四郎は、知行千石の旗本の子弟。しかし実質は、祝福されざる冷や飯食いで、妾腹の子である。思い屈して実家を出奔、友人たちと剣の腕を生かして道場を立ち上げようとするが、資金持ち逃げにあい、結局、裏店に棲みつく。暮らしに窮して、思案のあげく、やがて平四郎は奇妙な看板を掲げる。……喧嘩五十文、口論二十文、とりもどし物百文、よろずもめごと仲裁つかまつり候。世間知らずの平四郎の奇妙な商売、果たして依頼主はいるのだろうか？

Paperback Bunko

First published January 1, 2003

About the author

Shuhei Fujisawa (藤沢 周平 Fujisawa Shūhei) was a Japanese author, whose real name was Tomeji Kosuge. (小菅留治). Over fifty of his books were published through the course of his lifetime, including both full-length novels and short story anthologies. The focus of his writing was historical fiction. Before he became an author, he had been a journalist.

Over 23 million of his paperbacks have been printed. His work has been adapted for both television and film. Five recent full-length films have been based on his work.

In 1973, Fujisawa received the 69th Naoki Prize (1973) for Ansatsu no Nenrin (Annals of Assassination). He would go on to win six further literary awards, among them the Asahi Prize in 1994.