春秋の檻: 獄医立花登手控え 一

by Shuhei Fujisawa, 藤沢 周平

江戸小伝馬町の牢獄に勤める青年医師・立花登。居候先の叔父の家で口うるさい叔母と驕慢な娘にこき使われている登は、島送りの船を待つ囚人からの頼みに耳を貸したことから、思わぬ危機に陥った――。起倒流柔術の妙技とあざやかな推理で、獄舎に持ちこまれるさまざまな事件を解く。著者の代表的時代連作集。

274 pages, Kindle Edition

First published January 1, 2002

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.