西巷說百物語 上

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

京阪，亦有京阪的騙局──人是活物。會成熟，亦會受傷。憑三寸不爛之舌行走於京阪的靄船林藏，今日又將為世人揭開何等真相？大坂首屈一指的出版商，實為京阪地下行當首領的一文字屋仁藏，承攬形形色色盤根錯節之委託。將這些無法依常理解決的情節，透過精心策畫的布局梳通理路的，是又市孽緣不淺的損友──靄船林藏。耍弄三寸不爛之舌的林藏，一如其諢名，彷彿擺渡死人亡靈之靄船，將人在不知不覺間──送至彼岸。〈桂男〉尾張首屈一指的大船問屋城島屋，向剛右衛門提了親，說城島屋的二少爺對剛右衛門的女兒阿峰一見鍾情。在與擔任使者前去打探情況的林藏談完後，剛右衛門卻更加猶豫了……〈遺言幽靈　水乞幽靈〉「二、二少東活過來了！」從昏迷中醒轉的貫藏，發覺自己身在前幾天與父親爭執下憤而離開的家中，身邊的面孔卻一個不識，但眾人堅稱貫藏從病殁的父親手中接下當家已有年餘，難道真是遺言幽靈……〈鍛冶姥〉傳說助四郎住的地方，有座鍛冶姥的墳。一代傳一代，如今，負責守墳的便是助四郎。娶了疼愛的妻子八重後，助四郎鍛刀的名聲愈來愈廣，但妻子八重卻猶如換了個人一般，再也不笑了。甚至可能，她已不再是人……〈夜樂屋〉後台一片兵荒馬亂。沒有一個人偶是整齊擺放。重要的鹽治判官偶頭，竟然裂了。這，是在戲裡遭判官砍傷額頭的高師直人偶，反過來砍了判官？這一切，難道真是八年前那場人偶相爭事件的重演？

327 pages, Paperback

Published December 24, 2018

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.

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Reviews

[Mizuki · Rating 5 out of 5]

The author wields his magic again through these charming short stories!!!

[Basalt · Rating 4 out of 5]

短篇集，都是帶點怪談和警示意味的故事，背景應是日本江戶時代，不恐怖，每個故事都很有意思。