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二戰期間,日本政府號召大批農民離鄉背井,組成「開拓團」至中國東北地區開墾荒地。1945年戰敗之後,「開拓團」卻遭政府放棄,他們只能自生自滅,許多人死於飢餓與屠殺。當時七歲的松本勝男與妹妹敦子僥倖存活,失去了家人的他們,各自為中國人收養後就此失聯。

勝男在養父陸德志的栽培之下,改名為「陸一心」。文化大革命時期,陸一心被冠上日本間諜的罪名。其實他在成長過程中早已認定自己是個中國人,視養父為唯一的父親,然而,從小到大卻不時被喚作「日本鬼子」,是他無法逃脫的宿命。源自於血液的「原罪」如同銬住囚犯四肢的鎖鏈,始終束縛著他⋯⋯

勞改時期,一位日本華僑告訴陸一心:不知道自己的母語是一種恥辱。陸一心偶爾會想起離散的父母與妹妹,嘗試了解自己的原生家庭與文化,但是在恐怖的政治氣氛下,只能偷偷地學習日語。當然他忘不了早已失去聯繫的養父母。

既遭原生國族放棄,又為現今環境鄙視的陸一心,從今以後,在無盡的牢獄生活裡,不知道還要遭受多少凌辱。然而,陸一心作夢也沒想到,有一天,自己還能收到父親的來信,這讓他的內心重新燃起了一絲希望……

316 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1991

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Toyoko Yamasaki

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Toyoko Yamasaki (山崎 豊子, real name Sugimoto Toyoko; 3 November 1924 – 29 September 2013) was a Japanese novelist.

A native of Osaka, Yamasaki worked as a journalist for the Mainichi Shimbun from 1945 to 1959 after graduating from Kyoto Women's University in Japanese literature. She published her first story, Noren (1957), a story of a kelp trader, based on the experiences of her family's business. The following year, she won the Naoki Prize for her second novel Hana Noren, the story about the founder of an entertainment group. A major influence on her writings of that period was Yasushi Inoue, who was deputy head of the Mainichi Shimbun's cultural news desk.

Yamasaki wrote some stories based on actual events. For example, Futatsu no Sokoku is derived from the biography of a Japanese American David Akira Itami, and Shizumanu Taiyō is based on the Japan Airlines Flight 123 accident. Several works of hers were featured in films and television dramas.

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April 26, 2023
雖然本書分上、中、下三冊,但由於故事精彩,牽涉到毛澤東年代和改革前後的中國歷史,因此讀起來非常引人入勝,而且很好看。

跟隨陸一心的足跡,從1945年戰敗之後,日本「開拓團」遭政府放棄,陸一心逃難,再到文化大革命時期,陸一心被冠上日本間諜的罪名,在勞改營死裏逃生,接著是文革結束,中國與日本恢復邦交,陸一心在權力遊戲中與親生父親相認,最後在必須做出要以日本還是中國為家的選擇之間掙扎。

我非常佩服山崎豐子,一個日本作家能夠寫出這樣的故事。她大量收集資料,進行訪問採訪了一千人,深入中國東北、內蒙等地三年,並花費八年時間將這本書寫成。《大地之子》出版已經30年了,但即使是在30年後的今天,我仍然認為它是很值得一讀。
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