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荒神 [Kou Jin]
元禄太平の世の半ば、東北の小藩の山村が、一夜にして壊滅状態となる。
隣り合う二藩の反目、お家騒動、奇異な風土病など様々な事情の交錯するこの土地に、その"化け物"は現れた。
藩主側近・弾正と妹・朱音、朱音を慕う村人と用心棒・宗栄、山里の少年・蓑吉、小姓・直弥、謎の絵師・圓秀……
山のふもとに生きる北の人びとは、突如訪れた"災い"に何を思い、いかに立ち向かうのか。
そして化け物の正体とは一体何なのか――!?
その豊潤な物語世界は現代日本を生きる私達に大きな勇気と希望をもたらす。
著者渾身の冒険群像活劇。
隣り合う二藩の反目、お家騒動、奇異な風土病など様々な事情の交錯するこの土地に、その"化け物"は現れた。
藩主側近・弾正と妹・朱音、朱音を慕う村人と用心棒・宗栄、山里の少年・蓑吉、小姓・直弥、謎の絵師・圓秀……
山のふもとに生きる北の人びとは、突如訪れた"災い"に何を思い、いかに立ち向かうのか。
そして化け物の正体とは一体何なのか――!?
その豊潤な物語世界は現代日本を生きる私達に大きな勇気と希望をもたらす。
著者渾身の冒険群像活劇。
- GenresFiction
560 pages, Tankobon Hardcover
First published August 20, 2014
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Miyuki Miyabe
308 books552 followersSee 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.
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.
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November 10, 2019
일본의 시대극에 괴수물을 결합했다. 일본 특유의 주술 문화나 번 사이의 대립, 무사나 계급 사회, 정서들을 잘 조합했다. 다양한 사연과 성격의 인물들이 등장해서 이야기를 이끌어가는 것이 오밀조밀 재밌었다. 일상의 대화 속에서도 작가의 섬세함이 좋았다. 스티븐 킹 소설 읽을 때 별 거 아닌 일상도 이 사람은 읽을만 하게 잘 쓰는구나 생각했는데 미야베 미유키도 그런 느낌을 받았다.
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