<모방범>, <화차>, <이유>의 작가 미야베 미유키가 1992년에 발표한 연작소설집. 각기 다른 인물을 주인으로 둔 10개의 지갑을, 각 이야기의 화자로 삼았다. '시점'이나 '화자'에 신경을 쓰며 기술적 방향성을 다양하게 모색하던, 미야베 미유키 초기의 작품 활동을 엿볼 수 있다.
돈이 천하를 지배하는 세상. 지갑에는 깨끗한 돈도, 더러운 돈도 모두 같은 얼굴로 들어 있다. 열 개의 지갑이 연쇄살인사건을 이야기한다. 형사의 지갑도 있고, 탐정의 지갑도 있다. 목격자의 지갑과 피해자의 지갑도 끼어든다. 법인의 지갑에도 발언권을 주었다. 이 지갑들은 아주 길고 긴 살인에 대해 자기가 보고 느낀 바를 이야기한다.
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.
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