이유

by Miyuki Miyabe, 미야베 미유키

아사히 신문에 연재된 소설을 펴낸 것으로 제120회(1999년) 나오키 상을 수상했다. 당시 심사위원 이쓰키 히로유키는 "만장일치로 수상이 결정되었다"고 전하면서, "현대 일본의 빛과 어둠을 드러내고, 사회와 인간을 폭넓게 그린 발자크적인 작업"이라는 최고의 찬사를 보냈다. 또한 일본에서 영향력 있는 문예지 '다빈치'가 2003년 7월 실시한 독자 설문조사에서 역대 나오키 상 수상작 중 최고의 작품으로 선정되기도 했다.

이 소설의 작가인 미야베 미유키는 '일본 추리소설의 대모'로 불리며 일본 문단에 최고의 영향력을 갖고 있는 작가이다. 문학성과 대중성을 겸비하여 수백만 부 이상의 베스트셀러를 다수 기록하기도. 지금까지 우리 나라에는 <화차>, <이코-안개의 성>이 번역, 소개된 바 있다.

버블경제와 함께 착공되고 버블의 붕괴와 함께 입주가 시작된 도쿄 도 아라카와 구 사카에쵸의 '반다루 센주기타 뉴시티'의 웨스트타워 2025호에서 일어난 '일가족 4인 살해 사건'이 이야기의 중심이다. 사건의 내막이 밝혀지는 과정을 통해 일본 사회에 내재된 '위태로운' 현실을 들추어낸다.

Genres: Japanese Literature, Fiction, Mystery, Japan, Asia, Literature

680 pages, Paperback

First published May 1, 1998

About the author

See also 宮部 みゆき (Japanese language profile) and 宮部美幸 (Chinese language profile).

Miyuki Miyabe (宮部みゆき Miyabe Miyuki) is a popular contemporary Japanese author active in a number of genres including science fiction, mystery fiction, historical fiction, social commentary, and juvenile fiction.
Miyabe started writing novels at the age of 23. She has been a prolific writer, publishing dozens of novels and winning many major literary prizes, including the Yamamoto Shūgorō Prize in 1993 for Kasha and the Naoki Prize in 1998 for Riyū [The Reason] (理由). A Japanese film adaptation of Riyû, directed by Nobuhiko Obayashi, was released in 2004.

Reviews

[Janice]

This is definitely a social critique more than anything else. Part of it felt too encyclopaedic and it disrupts the narrative. But overall impressive to see the author connecting so many different dots together. The ending feels somewhat underwhelming, but the I figure the point is not to solve a murder mystery but to expose the various social issues. Ultimately it's about the different meanings of family and cohabitation, and how each person navigates them.

[Asuka · Rating 2 out of 5]

I got about half way and got bored. It started out interesting with a murder case, but then it just went on and on about so much details. Reminiscent of how Stephen King has so much details. Feels like she could have written this in about 1/4 the length.

[Morris Yen · Rating 5 out of 5]

故事算蠻流暢的，挺好看。
不過角色很多，容易忘記名字跟之間的關係，哈！

[Melissa N · Rating 4 out of 5]

Pretty good but sort of anticlimactic

[Nagomu Kikuchi · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book was amazing. This book, Riyu (which means, the reason) a mystery book by Miyuki Miyabe. This book concentrates on about 5 different family, each having their own trouble. The story is told through an interview. Telling a story about how the 5 different dead bodies each not having any connections to each other, ended up in a new modern apartment. It was amazing how the author connects the five completely different family. And I will like to recommend this to all mystery lovers.

[Liang Lin · Rating 4 out of 5]

The book is not a traditional detective fiction. Rather than intensively discovering the murderer, It depicted the life related to the terrible murder and thus triggered thoughts about family and self. The language can be plain sometimes, but it pertinently reveals people's struggle and common problems.

[Sneezycat · Rating 3 out of 5]

　家族とか、死ぬこととか、現代の日本の社会状況とか、いろいろと考えさせられた。ミステリーとしてのおもしろさは、もうひとつ。

[Jw · Rating 3 out of 5]

在最後, 小系弘思想問"我也會殺死阿姨他們嗎?"
作者說有一天一般人都知道這個答案時期會來臨
而此時, 八代就可以瞑目了...

完全不瞭解為什麼有一天一般人都會知道
是表示答案是肯定的, 社會上的悲劇一再重演?
但這跟八代瞑不瞑目有什麼關係?

[ちょく · Rating 3 out of 5]

BOOKOFF500円

[Puddingwawa · Rating 5 out of 5]

和先前第三人稱觀點（有一個人一直辦案）不同，這篇除了綾子家以外，都是用一個報導文學的口吻在寫，相當特別，而故事取材自相當貼近生活的法拍屋。雖然法拍屋是表面的故事，但看完整本之後會發現其實這本書在寫不同的家庭的故事，而且作者還寫了很多不同的家庭互相對照。婆媳之間、親子之間、姊弟之間都有好幾組，有血緣是不是家庭？沒血緣是不是家庭？

[Franco · Rating 4 out of 5]

“無處可去和無處可回，這和自由完全是兩回事。”

“現在的年輕人都有八代佑司這種心理，認為父母只是方便的金主，是和自己住在一起的用人。年輕人能理解八代佑司的心情吧”

“所以，如果我一直和阿姨住下去，長大以後覺得阿姨他們妨礙了我時，也會殺了他們嗎?”

[鸳鸯奶茶热蛋挞 · Rating 3 out of 5]

我明白作者想要通过这本书表达的社会问题很多，但结构太臃肿，而每一个方面又不能像手术刀一样精确的切开，写透。结果就造成拖拖拉拉的剧情，失去紧凑和精彩感。

[LiN · Rating 3 out of 5]

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