西巷説百物語

巷説百物語

by Natsuhiko Kyogoku, 代珂 (Translator)

【百物语】
日本江户时代流行的一种游戏。夏季夜晚，人们身穿青衣在暗室聚集，点燃一百支蜡烛，轮流讲述骇人怪谈，每讲完一则便吹灭一支蜡烛。相传，蜡烛全部熄灭时将引发异象，唤醒妖物。本作主要讲述关西一带流传的巷说怪谈，故名“西巷说”。
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大坂城有个奇人名叫林藏，此人亦正亦邪，能言善辩。若中了他的圈套，就宛如在迷雾中坐上亡者之船，被他玩弄于股掌之间，一切都变得真假难辨。
最近，大坂街头怪事频传，每桩怪事发生时，林藏都牵扯其间：
当铺少东家一觉醒来，得知已过了三个月，家道败落，父亲故去，都是乞水幽灵作怪的结果；著名铸剑师对妻子疼爱有加，忽然发现妻子竟然是狼变的；一个小孩来买酒后，酒坊的账目就对不上了，这分明是妖怪豆狸的花招。

344 pages, Paperback

First published August 25, 2014

About the author

Natsuhiko Kyogoku ( 京極 夏彦 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

[RorSpike · Rating 5 out of 5]

又市最后终于登场了，对他们当初逃离大阪的事也有了交代。这部比起妖怪更注重人心，毕竟妖怪只是用来解释人心的。初看觉得这部不怎么样，但是后面越看越有意思。各种世间百态