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魔王

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会社員の安藤は弟の潤也と二人で暮らしていた。自分が念じれば、それを相手が必ず口に出すことに偶然気がついた安藤は、その能力を携えて、一人の男に近づいていった。5年後の潤也の姿を描いた「呼吸」とともに綴られる、何気ない日常生活に流されることの危うさ。新たなる小説の可能性を追求した物語。

384 pages, Paperback Bunko

First published October 20, 2005

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Kōtarō Isaka

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Kōtarō Isaka (伊坂幸太郎, Isaka Koutarou) is a Japanese author of mystery fiction.

Isaka was born in Matsudo City, Chiba Prefecture, Japan. After graduating from the law faculty of Tohoku University, he worked as a system engineer. Isaka quit his company job and focused on writing after hearing Kazuyoshi Saito's 1997 song "Kōfuku na Chōshoku Taikutsu na Yūshoku", and the two have collaborated several times. In 2000, Isaka won the Shincho Mystery Club Prize for his debut novel Ōdyubon no Inori, after which he became a full-time writer.
In 2002, Isaka's novel Lush Life gained much critical acclaim, but it was his Naoki Prize-nominated work Jūryoku Piero (2003) that brought him popular success. His following work Ahiru to Kamo no Koin Rokkā won the 25th Yoshikawa Eiji Prize for New Writers.
Jūryoku Piero (2003), Children (2004), Grasshopper (2004), Shinigami no Seido (2005) and Sabaku (2006) were all nominated for the Naoki Prize.
Isaka was the only author in Japan to be nominated for the Hon'ya Taishō in each of the award's first four years, finally winning in 2008 with Golden Slumber. The same work also won the 21st Yamamoto Shūgorō Prize.

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68 reviews
September 19, 2025
很少有一本書看到一半,卻沒有特別的想法,不覺得無聊又能繼續讀下去,這本《魔王》就是一個特例,書中談到日本人對美國的敵視、政治家的言論煽動與群眾的盲從,有點無感,寫的太隱晦有點像是在閒聊,而第一部份的主角安藤為什麼突然對政治家犬養產生敵意,也有點莫名。
前半段基本上都是哥哥安藤在對對自己的能力『腹語術』進行測試,在確認能力使用限制後,對政治家犬養使用時,卻意外死亡,感覺埋了一些伏筆,後半段則變成弟弟潤也的能力測試,到這裡還是看不出劇情的走向,只有主角的特殊能力有點意思,但也僅此而已然後就突然結束了,有點傻眼。
不過總算提到讓我有想法的事情,比如日本憲法第9條,因為這條爭議法案跟台灣息息相關阿。這本書是2009年出版的,當時書中就提到日本要修改憲法第9條條文,這讓我想到不久前遭到暗殺的安倍晉三,生前也是極力主張修改這條憲法的代表人物之一。
日本憲法是麥克阿瑟與美國強加給日本的禮物,其中第九條明文要求日本『放棄戰爭和不保持戰力』,但經過時代變遷,美國卻要求日本防堵中國與北韓,執行美國的亞太戰略,實質上與第九條的精神不符,導致實質擁有軍事武力,讓在各地執行維和行動的自衛隊其存在會不會違反憲法第9條,就是爭議所在。
而日本的政治家也各自解讀這個條文,政府的解釋是「放棄為了侵略而進行的戰爭」,也就是「禁止為發動戰爭成立軍隊」,但是「自我防衛」並不在禁止之列,只能自衛,不能攻擊,以確保和平。所以成立自衛隊並沒有違憲,這種扭曲奇怪的現象造成日本國內矛盾。
對台灣與亞太地區的影響是什麼?日本近期曾說過,『台灣有事,就是日本有事』,聽起來很爽快,但在日本國內開始出現,協防台灣參與戰爭不就違反第9條的精神了嗎?這是違反憲法的大事,所以囉….這種矛盾會造成到底要不要派兵…一有遲疑延誤…台灣可能…就GG了。靠人人倒…靠山山倒…靠自己最可靠…台灣處境妄想他國協助,很不切實際…尤其是美國現在的掌權者川普,將美國從世界警察變成世界流氓,全球化已死…孤立主義跟關稅壁壘再起…未來真的沒有樂觀的空間。
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221 reviews
July 10, 2019
這是一本與政治有關的小說。

本書分為前篇與後篇,前篇主角為安藤。一個先天下之憂而憂的上班族,突然發現自己有使別人說出自己心裡話的腹語術超能力。在嘗試用腹語術使大言不慚卻說得頭頭是道的未來黨黨主席犬養在發表言論時說出讓民眾清醒的話時,被犬養的擁護者以超能力殺害,死於腦溢血。

後篇主角為詩織,安藤弟弟的女友。在安藤過世的五年後,犬養已經是首相。後篇圍繞著修改憲法的公投議題,而犬養雖是提出修憲的人,卻在電視節目上鼓吹民眾投下反對票,而事已至此,仍有民眾認為犬養是位坦率的政治人物。安藤弟弟潤也認為夠多的錢才能改變世界,便開始存錢。全數以開放式結局收尾。

書名魔王取材於舒伯特的「魔王」,投射使民眾盲從的領袖人物。群眾的力量如洪水,盲目的追隨只會讓這社會失衡,但不願意思考的人群只想沒腦的抓住浮木,隨波逐流。我們都應該保有自己的想法跟思考能力,尤其在這資訊爆炸的時代,更不該盲目相信媒體。做洪水中的中流砥柱吧。
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March 16, 2025
The characters were so focused on politics, but not much changed in the end, and I didn't understand well what the story wanted to tell. If the author wanted to discuss the possibility that people could blindly fall into fascism, then I feel the approach to the topic was shallow and the discussion was not developed enough. I was also disappointed that the characters' superpowers were not utilized as much as I had hoped.
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120 reviews25 followers
March 18, 2011
Title:魔王 (Maou, The Erlking)
By Kotaro Isaka

I highly recommend reading this book. This is such a serious story. There is a continuation of this story.
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