ロマンス

by Kōji Yanagi, 柳 広司

ロシア人の血を引く白皙の子爵・麻倉清彬は、殺人容疑をかけられた親友・多岐川嘉人に呼び出され、上野のカフェーへ出向く。見知らぬ男の死体を前にして、何ら疚しさを覚えぬ二人だったが、悲劇はすでに幕を開けていた…。不穏な昭和の華族社会を舞台に、すべてを有するが故に孤立せざるを得ない青年の苦悩を描いた渾身作。

311 pages, Paperback

First published April 1, 2011

Reviews

[Sarah · Rating 4 out of 5]

Romance had an unexpected truth behind the case, which surprised me. The story was very engaging, and I was drawn into it from the beginning. The ending felt a little sudden and simple. After finishing it, I felt that the story was asking an important question: how should a person live as an individual?