密謀 下

by Shuhei Fujisawa, 藤沢 周平

秀吉の遺制を次々と破って我が物顔の家康に対抗するため、兼続は肝胆相照らす石田三成と、徳川方を東西挟撃の罠に引きこむ密約をかわした。けれども、実際に三成が挙兵し、世をあげて関ケ原決戦へと突入していく過程で、上杉勢は遂に参戦しなかった。なぜなのか――。著者年来の歴史上の謎に解明を与えながら、綿密な構想と壮大なスケールで描く渾身の戦国ドラマ。

282 pages, Kindle Edition

First published August 31, 1985

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.