雪明かり

by Shuhei Fujisawa, 藤沢 周平

貧しくも、明日への夢を持って健気に生きる女。深い心の闇を抱えて世間の片隅にうずくまる博徒。武家社会の終焉を予感する武士の慨嘆。立場、事情はさまざまでも、己の世界を懸命に生きる人々を、善人も、悪人も優しく見つめる著者の目が全編を貫き、巧みな構成と鮮やかな結末があいまった魅惑の短編集。

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First published February 1, 1979

About the author

Shuhei Fujisawa (藤沢 周平 Fujisawa Shūhei) was a Japanese author, whose real name was Tomeji Kosuge. (小菅留治). Over fifty of his books were published through the course of his lifetime, including both full-length novels and short story anthologies. The focus of his writing was historical fiction. Before he became an author, he had been a journalist.

Over 23 million of his paperbacks have been printed. His work has been adapted for both television and film. Five recent full-length films have been based on his work.

In 1973, Fujisawa received the 69th Naoki Prize (1973) for Ansatsu no Nenrin (Annals of Assassination). He would go on to win six further literary awards, among them the Asahi Prize in 1994.