如前所述：三島屋奇異百物語八

三島屋変調百物語 #8

by Miyuki Miyabe, 宮部美幸, 高詹燦 (Translator)

江戶的人氣提袋店「三島屋」，私下舉辦奇特的百物語活動。邀請人們來到「黑白之間」，不點燃或吹熄蠟燭，一次只說一個故事，並嚴守「說完就忘，聽過就忘」的原則。

如今擔任聆聽者的是店主次子富次郎，生性樂天逍遙的小少爺慎重考慮，為了確保堂妹——前任聆聽者阿近能平安生產，暫停百物語。

在他下定決心前，迎來兩位難以判別年齡的客人。從十一歲就忘了怎麼笑的男子，奮勇替姊姊吞下詛咒後，竟在眾神的賭場當下人？一身黝黑膚色、來自擺渡人之家的女子，傾訴一年前亡故的哥哥並非真的死去，而是與「妻子」一起得到永生？

再過三個月小寶寶就要出生，富次郎選的最後一組客人，是如殉情者般以細繩繫著彼此手腕的一對夫婦，兩人相識於一場「非人怪物」引發的瘟疫……

漫長又短暫的人生中，每一次賭注、每一次選擇，都有著屬於當下的勇氣。
是神明欲考驗人心？還是人親手創造了命運？
從接近地獄之處歸來的人們，其實述說的也是我們的故事——

◎全書收錄三篇怪談｜〈骰子與牛虻〉、〈陶鍋妻〉、〈如前所述〉

432 pages, Paperback

First published July 27, 2022

About the author

See also 宮部 みゆき (Japanese language profile) and 宮部美幸 (Chinese language profile).

Miyuki Miyabe (宮部みゆき Miyabe Miyuki) is a popular contemporary Japanese author active in a number of genres including science fiction, mystery fiction, historical fiction, social commentary, and juvenile fiction.
Miyabe started writing novels at the age of 23. She has been a prolific writer, publishing dozens of novels and winning many major literary prizes, including the Yamamoto Shūgorō Prize in 1993 for Kasha and the Naoki Prize in 1998 for Riyū [The Reason] (理由). A Japanese film adaptation of Riyû, directed by Nobuhiko Obayashi, was released in 2004.

Reviews

[Jessica.M · Rating 3 out of 5]

The last story is too long and very boring. A zombie outbreak set in Edo period, not so interesting.