鱗姫

by Novala Takemoto, 嶽本 野ばら

平成の耽美派人気作家が描く、戦慄の美肌ホラー小説！

げに恐ろしきは鱗の病―美貌の娘・楼子（たかこ）を初潮とともに襲った「鱗病」。その忌まわしき病を伝える龍鳥（たつお）家の秘密とは？自慢の肌を冒す病の恐怖に脅える楼子は、やがて凄惨な治療法を発見するが…。澁澤龍彦に顕現した「魔道継承にこころざす異端の魂が絶えることはないのだ、と実証するかのよう」（本書解説より）と評された、平成の耽美派・嶽本野ばらの異色の美肌ホラー、待望の文庫版。

224 pages, Mass Market Paperback

First published September 1, 2003

About the author

Novala Takemoto (嶽本 野ばら) is the professional name of Toshiaki Takemoto (嶽本 稔明), a Japanese author and fashion designer. Takemoto has been one of the most active promoters of the Lolita lifestyle and remains fascinated with the Rococo era in particular. He was nominated for the Yukio Mishima Literary Award twice, for his novels Emily (in 2003) and Lolita (in 2004).

Reviews

[Helena · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is one of my very favorite Novalas. It is light and silly, but intensely satisfying. I read it the first time in one weekend, more than half of it during one lovely luxurious bath in a hotel room in Tokyo that lasted way longer than it had any right to because I could not stop reading. I just.fucking.love.this.book. It's so classic Novala.
Year is approximate, it was either 2006 or 2007. And then I reread it in 2013. Because, love.