赤とんぼ

乙女の本棚

by Nankichi Niimi

人気シリーズ「乙女の本棚」今回は新美南吉×シリーズ初登場のイラストレーター・ねこ助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。

赤とんぼは、かあいいおじょうちゃんの赤いリボンにとまってみたくなりました。
誰もいない別荘。そこに引っ越してきた少女は、一匹の赤とんぼと出会った。

本書は、有名小説と人気イラストレーターによる珠玉のコラボレーション・シリーズ「乙女の本棚」の1冊です。
今作では、書籍の装画、ゲーム、CDジャケットなどで美麗な人や獣を描くイラストレーター・ねこ助が新美南吉の名作を描きます。
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。オールカラーで小説と描き下ろしイラストが楽しめます。

48 pages, Kindle Edition

Published February 15, 2019

About the author

Niimi was born in Yanabe, in the city of Handa, Aichi prefecture, on July 30, 1913. He lost his mother when he was four years old. His literary skill was noticeable at an early age. During his elementary school graduation ceremony, he presented a haiku that impressed most people at the ceremony.

At age 18, Niimi moved to Tokyo to enter the Tokyo University of Foreign Studies. He fell sick with tuberculosis while in Tokyo shortly after graduating, and returned to his hometown. He worked there, first as an elementary school teacher, then as a women's high school teacher. He died at age 29.

Although not prolific, he shows great talent in all of his writings. His works are known for their accuracy and lively depictions of humans. He is also often compared to Kenji Miyazawa. There is a Niimi Nankichi Memorial Museum in his birthplace, Handa.