ネバーランド

by Riku Onda, 恩田 陸

舞台は、伝統ある男子校の寮「松籟館」。冬休みを迎え多くが帰省していく中、事情を抱えた４人の少年が居残りを決めた。ひとけのない古い寮で、４人だけの自由で孤独な休暇がはじまる。そしてイブの晩の「告白」ゲームをきっかけに起きる事件。日を追うごとに深まる「謎」。やがて、それぞれが隠していた「秘密」が明らかになってゆく。驚きと感動に満ちた７日間を描く青春グラフィティ。

Genres: Japanese Literature

268 pages, Paperback

First published July 1, 2000

About the author

Riku Onda (Japanese name: 恩田 陸), born in 1964, is the professional name of Nanae Kumagai. She has been writing fiction since 1991 and has won the Yoshikawa Eiji Prize for New Writers, the Japan Booksellers' Award, the Mystery Writers of Japan Award for Best Novel for The Aosawa Murders, the Yamamoto Shūgorō Prize, and the Naoki Prize. Her work has been adapted for film and television. The Aosawa Murders was her first crime novel and the first time she was translated into English. It was selected by The New York Times as a Notable Book of 2020.

Reviews

[Emi · Rating 4 out of 5]

すごく引きこまれた。
少しずつ明らかになっていくそれぞれの過去や悩みはだいぶヘビーだけど、読後は爽やかで青春を感じる話。
4人の友情が尊い。

[Takashi · Rating 3 out of 5]

Books on all boys boarding school cannot go wrong. And this book is no exception.

[kg · Rating 3 out of 5]

恩田陸初期作品。少年たちの描かれ方が少女漫画みたい…あとがきによると「トーマの心臓」を狙っていたとのこと。