ギボンの月の下で

by Leif Enger, Yukiko Kojima (Translator), 小島由紀子 (訳 Translator)

"Peace Like a River"

by Leif Enger
translation by Yukiko Kojima

The story begins in a small town in Minnesota. Reuben Rand was born without breathing. Just when everyone thought he was stillborn, a miracle happened thanks to the prayers of his father, Jeremiah. Reuben came back to life. Reuben had asthma, his father had magical powers, his strong older brother Davi, and his sister Swede loved literature - their family lived a poor but happy life.

However, in the winter when Reuben turned 11, a terrible incident happened to the family, and Davi disappeared. The remaining family set out on a journey to find Davi, but what awaits them at their destination? What will happen to a family when they experience a miracle?
🌘🌘🌘🌘🌘🌘🌘🌘🌘🌘🌘🌘🌘🌘🌘🌘🌘🌘🌘🌘🌘🌘🌘🌘🌘🌘ギボンの月 の下で

レイフ・エンガー著
小島由紀子訳

英語 タイトル：「Peace Like a River」 『川のような平和』

物語はミネソタ州のある小さな町ではじまる。ルーベン・ランドは息をせずにこの世に生を受けた。だれもが死産だとあきらめたそのとき、父ジェレマイアの祈りによって奇蹟が起こった。ルーベンが息を吹き返したのだ。喘息のルーベン、不思議な力をもつ父、たくましい兄デーヴィ、文学好きの妹スウィード―家族は貧しいながらもしあわせに暮らしていた。

だがルーベンが１１歳になった冬、家族にふりかかった最悪の事件をきっかけにデーヴィが失踪してしまった。残された家族はデーヴィを捜す旅に出るが、彼らの行く先に待っているものは…。奇蹟にふれたとき、家族になにが起こるのか。

498 pages, Tankobon Hardcover

Published January 1, 2003

About the author

Leif Enger was raised in Osakis, Minnesota, and worked as a reporter and producer for Minnesota Public Radio for nearly twenty years. He lives on a farm in Minnesota with his wife and two sons.

His writing is a smooth mix of romanticism and gritty reality, recalling the Old West's greatest cowboy stories.

Enger's novel, Peace Like a River, was one of Time magazine's top-five novels of the year 2001 and appeared on several other best seller lists.

His second novel, So Brave, Young, and Handsome also appeared on best seller lists in 2008.

For further details, see the author's Wikipedia page.