書樓弔堂：破曉

書楼弔堂 破暁 #1-6

by Natsuhiko Kyogoku, 京極夏彥, 王華懋 (Translator)

這裡是古今東西的書本的墓園。
主人在此憑弔因無人聞問因而死去的書本，是謂弔堂。
只有當某人和命中註定的那一本邂逅時，書本才能成佛。
你，是否已經邂逅了無可取代的那本書？

「真正重要的書，會帶給我們等同於這輩子的不同人生，所以在遇到那本無可取代的書之前，人會不斷尋覓。」
明治二〇年代的東京郊外，有一間遺世獨立的書店，名為弔堂。
弔堂主人認為書的價值不在內容，若是無人閱讀，一切都是虛無，書本只會徒然在黑暗中死去。
因此主人將讓客人與命中註定的那本書邂逅一事，視為自己一生的使命。

他在燭光搖曳的店裡等待著求來尋求那場邂逅的客人。
只有命中註定的雙方相遇之際，死去的書本才能獲得超渡，才能找回作為一本書的價值。

曾經見過幽靈，終身為幽靈所苦的浮世繪師；
追尋觀音的慈悲，竟發現自己遭鬼神迷惑的小說家；
想要啟蒙世人，卻困惑於妖怪存在的哲學家，
他們因緣際會來到弔堂，是否能在這裡邂逅那本改變他們一生的書？

432 pages, Paperback

First published November 1, 2013

About the author

Natsuhiko Kyogoku ( 京極 夏彦, also Natuhiko Kyougoku or Kyōgoku Natsuhiko, born March 26, 1963) is a Japanese mystery writer, who is a member of Ōsawa Office. He is a member of the Mystery Writers of Japan and the Honkaku Mystery Writers Club of Japan.

Three of his novels have been turned into feature films; Mōryō no Hako, which won the 1996 Mystery Writers of Japan Award, was also made into an anime TV series, as was Kosetsu Hyaku Monogatari, and his book Loups=Garous was adapted into an anime feature film. Vertical have published his debut novel as The Summer of the Ubume.

(from Wikipedia)

Reviews

[Mizuki · Rating 2 out of 5]

The ideas behind this short stories collection are so fine, but..........at the middle point of the story I got so bored, and it really dose not help when the main characters are so DULL and UNINTERESTING! 2 stars only.