巧克力師傅的勳章

洋菓子 #2

by Sayuri Ueda, 上田早夕里, 楊明綺 (Translator)

甜點是一面鏡子，映照出每個人的心。
「歡迎光臨路易巧克力工房，請與我們一起以人生為佐料品嘗甜點……」

一個神祕不苟言笑的天才洋菓子大叔主廚，私底下熱愛大啖羊羹和年糕紅豆湯；一個被裁員後不得已到和菓子店上班的年輕女店員，除了嘴很刁之外別無長處；一樁巧克力順手牽羊案讓兩人相識，又意外攜手揭露國王派內埋藏的一分祕密心意……

本書由六個短篇串成結構完整的長篇故事，每篇以一種甜點為主題，融入略帶苦澀味道的故事。甜點的美味佐以不盡如意的現實人生，是大人才能體會的滋味……

256 pages, Paperback

First published March 1, 2008

About the author

Born in Hyogo Prefecture, Sayuri Ueda (上田 早夕里, Ueda Sayuri) is one of the more innovative science fiction authors in Japan. She made her debut in 2003 with Kasei daku barado (Mars Dark Ballad), which won the 4th Komatsu Sakyo Prize. She has published a series of highly original, much discussed works, gaining avid fans not only in Japan but throughout Asia and the West. Karyu no miya (The Ocean Chronicles) won the Hayakawa Publishing “SF ga Yomitai!” Award for Best Japanese SF Novel in 2010, as well as the 32nd Japan SF Award and 10th Sense of Gender Award in 2011. She also writes actively in genres other than science fiction, and in 2018, her historical novel Hametsu no ō (The King of Ruin) was nominated for the 159th Naoki Prize.