英雄之書 下

by Miyuki Miyabe, 宮部美幸, 葉韋利 (Translator)

304 pages, Paperback

Published December 15, 2010

About the author

See also 宮部 みゆき (Japanese language profile) and 宮部美幸 (Chinese language profile).

Miyuki Miyabe (宮部みゆき Miyabe Miyuki) is a popular contemporary Japanese author active in a number of genres including science fiction, mystery fiction, historical fiction, social commentary, and juvenile fiction.
Miyabe started writing novels at the age of 23. She has been a prolific writer, publishing dozens of novels and winning many major literary prizes, including the Yamamoto Shūgorō Prize in 1993 for Kasha and the Naoki Prize in 1998 for Riyū [The Reason] (理由). A Japanese film adaptation of Riyû, directed by Nobuhiko Obayashi, was released in 2004.

Reviews

[Tomoko Enomoto · Rating 2 out of 5]

速く読み終えたけどあまり心に残らなかった

[Yuki · Rating 4 out of 5]

The story reminds me of some kind of RPG or fantasy animation films although it is partly set in present-day Japan. I think this is the author's homage to fantastic stories and the storytellers. As one of book lovers, I enjoyed it very much.