1日10分のときめき ＮＨＫ国際放送が選んだ日本の名作

NHK国際放送が選んだ日本の名作 #4

by Ira Ishida, 石田衣良, Riku Onda

慌ただしい日常に一日一編、極上の物語を――。
稀代のダンサーが見せる舞踏の無上の美しさと、孤独な魂。一人の青年に瞬時に恋した胸の高鳴り、そして儚さ。
定年退職し、故郷の町に戻ってきた男が迎える新たな人生。深夜のタクシー乗り場で居合わせた老人が繰り出す奇妙な話……。
NHK WORLD-JAPANのラジオ番組で、世界各国の言語に翻訳して朗読された日本の小説から、色とりどりの8作を収録。名だたる作家の短編を堪能できる、シリーズ第四弾！
石田衣良・恩田陸・川上未映子・津村記久子・松田青子・宮部みゆき・森絵都・森浩美

216 pages, Paperback

Published February 24, 2024

About the author

Ira Ishida (石田衣良) is a Japanese novelist, actor, and TV commentator.

After graduating from Seikei University, he worked for a number of different advertising production companies and as a freelance copywriter. In 1997, he published his first novel, Ikebukuro West Gate Park, which won the 36th All Yomimono New Mystery Writer's Prize. In 2003, he won the Naoki Prize for 4-Teen.

His novels describe the culture of young people in Japan, particularly young women and otaku without a college education. Many of his works have been adapted for manga and television. As an actor, he made his first appearance in a leading role in the 2006 film Love My Life.

Ishida's pen name, Ishida Ira, was derived by splitting his real family name Ishidaira.