生のみ生のままで 下

by Risa Wataya, 綿矢りさ

「どんな場所も、あなたといれば日向だ」

互いに男の恋人がいるのに、止めようもなく惹かれあう逢衣(あい)と彩夏(さいか)。
女性同士、心と身体のおもむくままに求め合い、二人は一緒に暮らし始めた。芸能活動をしていた彩夏の人気に火が付き、仕事も恋も順調に回り始めた矢先、思わぬ試練が彼女たちを襲う。切ない決断を迫られ、二人が選んだ道は……。

今まで裸でいても、私は全然裸じゃなかった。常識も世間体も意識から鮮やかに取り払い、一糸纏わぬ姿で抱き合えば、こんなにも身体が軽い――。
女性同士のひたむきで情熱的な恋を描いた、綿矢りさの衝撃作!

220 pages

Published June 30, 2019

About the author

Risa Wataya (綿矢りさ, born February 1, 1984) is a female Japanese novelist from Kyoto.

Wataya graduated from Murasakino High School in Kyoto.
Her first novella, Install, written when she was 17, was awarded the 38th Bungei Prize. She graduated from Waseda University in Tokyo. Her thesis focused on the structure of Osamu Dazai's Hashire merosu (走れ、メロス Run, Melos!). Wataya rose to fame in 2003 upon receiving the Akutagawa Prize for her short novel Keritai Senaka ("The Back You Want to Kick"), while at Waseda University. The prize was shared between Wataya and Hitomi Kanehara, another young, female author. At the age of 19, Wataya became the youngest author—and the third student—ever to receive this greatly prestigious award, the first two student winners having been Shintarō Ishihara and Keiichiro Hirano. Wataya's works have been translated into German, Italian, French, and Korean. In 2004, her novel Install was adapted into a film starring Aya Ueto. In 2012, her novel Kawaisou da ne? ("Isn't it a pity?") won the Kenzaburo Oe Prize, meaning that the novel will be translated into English and other languages.

Reviews

[Emi · Rating 2 out of 5]

自分が恋愛感情とかよく分かってないからなのかもしれないけど、上巻の2人がお互いを好きになるところから始まって、上下巻通して心情の変化の展開が早すぎて共感できなかった。話自体も女性同士ということを除けば少女漫画とかにありがちな気がした。