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夜長姫と耳男
人気シリーズ「乙女の本棚」第12弾は坂口安吾×イラストレーター・夜汽車のコラボレーション!
小説としても画集としても楽しめる、魅惑の1冊。全イラスト描き下ろし。
好きなものは呪うか殺すか争うかしなければならないのよ。
師匠の推薦で、夜長姫のために仏像を彫ることになった耳男。故郷を離れ姫の住む村へ向かった彼を待っていたのは、残酷で妖しい日々だった。
ノスタルジーを感じさせる美しい作品で大きな話題を呼んでいるイラストレーター・夜汽車が坂口安吾を描く、珠玉のコラボレーション・シリーズです。
自分の本棚に飾っておきたい。大切なあの人にプレゼントしたい。そんな気持ちになる「乙女の本棚」シリーズの1冊。
小説としても画集としても楽しめる、魅惑の1冊。全イラスト描き下ろし。
好きなものは呪うか殺すか争うかしなければならないのよ。
師匠の推薦で、夜長姫のために仏像を彫ることになった耳男。故郷を離れ姫の住む村へ向かった彼を待っていたのは、残酷で妖しい日々だった。
ノスタルジーを感じさせる美しい作品で大きな話題を呼んでいるイラストレーター・夜汽車が坂口安吾を描く、珠玉のコラボレーション・シリーズです。
自分の本棚に飾っておきたい。大切なあの人にプレゼントしたい。そんな気持ちになる「乙女の本棚」シリーズの1冊。
112 pages, Kindle Edition
First published January 1, 1952
About the author
Ango Sakaguchi
635 books146 followersFrom Niigata, Sakaguchi (坂口安吾) was one of a group of young Japanese writers to rise to prominence in the years immediately following Japan's defeat in World War II. In 1946 he wrote his most famous essay, titled "Darakuron" ("On Decadence"), which examined the role of bushido during the war. It is widely argued that he saw postwar Japan as decadent, yet more truthful than a wartime Japan built on illusions like bushido.
Ango was born in 1906, and was the 12th child of 13. He was born in the middle of a Japan perpetually at war. His father was the president of the Niigata Shinbun (Newspaper), a politician, and a poet.
Ango wanted to be a writer at 16. He moved to Tokyo at 17, after hitting a teacher who caught him truanting. His father died from brain cancer the following year, leaving his family in massive debt. At 20, Ango taught for a year as a substitute teacher following secondary school. He became heavily involved in Buddhism and went to University to study Indian philosophy, graduating at the age of 25. Throughout his career as a student, Ango was very vocal in his opinions.
He wrote various works of literature after graduating, receiving praise from writers such as Makino Shin’ichi. His literary career started around the same time as Japan’s expansion into Manchuria. He met his wife to be, Yada Tsuseko, at 27. His mother died when he was 37, in the middle of World War II. He struggled for recognition as a writer for years before finally finding it with “A Personal View of Japanese Culture” in 1942, and again with “On Decadence” in 1946. That same year, the Emperor formally declared himself a human being, not a god. Ango had a child at 48 with his second wife, Kaji Michio. He died from a brain aneurysm at age 48 in 1955.
Ango was born in 1906, and was the 12th child of 13. He was born in the middle of a Japan perpetually at war. His father was the president of the Niigata Shinbun (Newspaper), a politician, and a poet.
Ango wanted to be a writer at 16. He moved to Tokyo at 17, after hitting a teacher who caught him truanting. His father died from brain cancer the following year, leaving his family in massive debt. At 20, Ango taught for a year as a substitute teacher following secondary school. He became heavily involved in Buddhism and went to University to study Indian philosophy, graduating at the age of 25. Throughout his career as a student, Ango was very vocal in his opinions.
He wrote various works of literature after graduating, receiving praise from writers such as Makino Shin’ichi. His literary career started around the same time as Japan’s expansion into Manchuria. He met his wife to be, Yada Tsuseko, at 27. His mother died when he was 37, in the middle of World War II. He struggled for recognition as a writer for years before finally finding it with “A Personal View of Japanese Culture” in 1942, and again with “On Decadence” in 1946. That same year, the Emperor formally declared himself a human being, not a god. Ango had a child at 48 with his second wife, Kaji Michio. He died from a brain aneurysm at age 48 in 1955.
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October 1, 2022
妖しくて残酷で狂気的でひきこまれる話だった。挿絵と相まって美しいラスト。
坂口安吾作品はまだ本作と『桜の森の満開の下』しか読んだことないけど結構好き。
坂口安吾作品はまだ本作と『桜の森の満開の下』しか読んだことないけど結構好き。
June 30, 2024
Princess Yonaga and Mimio is a short story published by Sakaguchi Ango in 1952. The protagonist of the story is Mimio, a mysterious young man with long ears and a horse's face. He ends up carving a Buddhist statue for Princess Yonaga, the daughter of a wealthy man in the village of Yonaga, but after being mocked by the princess, he decides to carve an image of a terrifying monster. However, the princess takes a liking to the monster's image and falls for Mimio. Mimio also carves a statue of Miroku, which depicts the princess's smiling face, but the princess begins to sip the snake's blood, enjoying the death of the villagers who have succumbed to a plague that will soon hit the village. Mimio tries to kill the princess to free her from this world, but ・・・
The theme of this book is beauty and ugliness. Mimio is ashamed of his appearance, but Princess Yonaga has a beautiful face and an ugly heart. Mimio finds the princess's smile beautiful, but her smile delights in death and destruction. Mimio carves an image of a monster, which is revered as a god by the villagers. Thus, this book describes the relativity and contradiction of beauty and ugliness.
When I read this book, I felt a subtle fear. The fear is against the cruelty and madness of Princess Nacho. She lives according to her own desires, cutting off Ear Man's ears, sipping snake blood, and enjoying the death of villagers. She has no respect for the lives and feelings of others. Furthermore, she says she loves Ear Man, but that is love as her own possession. To top it all off, she even allows Ear Man to kill her, but she laughs until she dies, and her mad smile is not only frightening but even beautiful.
The relationship between Ear Man and Princess described in this book is one that fluctuates between love and hate. While they are attracted to each other, they hurt each other, and while they try to understand each other, they reject each other. I felt that this unique feature of this book shows the complexity and mystery of human emotions.
The theme of this book is beauty and ugliness. Mimio is ashamed of his appearance, but Princess Yonaga has a beautiful face and an ugly heart. Mimio finds the princess's smile beautiful, but her smile delights in death and destruction. Mimio carves an image of a monster, which is revered as a god by the villagers. Thus, this book describes the relativity and contradiction of beauty and ugliness.
When I read this book, I felt a subtle fear. The fear is against the cruelty and madness of Princess Nacho. She lives according to her own desires, cutting off Ear Man's ears, sipping snake blood, and enjoying the death of villagers. She has no respect for the lives and feelings of others. Furthermore, she says she loves Ear Man, but that is love as her own possession. To top it all off, she even allows Ear Man to kill her, but she laughs until she dies, and her mad smile is not only frightening but even beautiful.
The relationship between Ear Man and Princess described in this book is one that fluctuates between love and hate. While they are attracted to each other, they hurt each other, and while they try to understand each other, they reject each other. I felt that this unique feature of this book shows the complexity and mystery of human emotions.
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