三屋清左衛門残日録

by Shuhei Fujisawa, 藤沢 周平

藩主の用人にまで昇進した後、家督を譲って隠居した三屋清左衛門は、思いがけず寂しさを感じた。しかしその日記にしるされる生活は、退屈でも平穏でもない。自由な身ならでは、清左衛門はさまざまな相談をもちかけられる。先代の殿が一度だけお手つきにした女の縁結び、お城の前で切腹した男の動機しらべなどに尽力するうち、藩のなまぐさい派閥争いに巻き込まれ、夫の浮気を訴えるわが娘をなだめ……老いゆく日々のかがやきを、見事な筆で描く傑作長篇小説！

380 pages, Kindle Edition

First published September 1, 1992

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.