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慶長五年(1600年)、角を一本しか持たない羚羊が、八戸南部氏20代当主である直政の妻・祢々と出会う。羚羊は彼女に惹かれ、両者は友情を育む。やがて羚羊は寿命で息を引き取ったものの意識は残り、祢々を手助けする一本の角―南部の秘宝・片角となる。平穏な生活を襲った、城主である夫と幼い嫡男の不審死。その影には、叔父である南部藩主・利直の謀略が絡んでいた――。東北の地で女性ながら領主となった彼女は、数々の困難にどう立ち向かったのか。 けっして「戦」をせずに家臣と領民を守り抜いた、江戸時代唯一の女大名の一代記 。著者初の歴史小説にして新たな代表作。(集英社文芸単行本)

Tankobon Hardcover

First published August 31, 2014

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Kyōko Nakajima

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Nakajima (中島 京子) is an award-winning essayist and novelist from Japan. She studied at the Tokyo Woman's Christian University. Her many prizes include: the Naoki Prize, and the Izumi Kyōka Prize for Literature. And her story Chiisai Ouchi (The Little House), was adapted for cinema in 2014.

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