海鳴り（上）: 1

by Shuhei Fujisawa, 藤沢 周平

はじめて白髪を見つけたのは、いくつのときだったろう。骨身をけずり、果てにむかえた四十の坂。残された日々は、ただ老い朽ちてゆくばかりなのか。……家は闇のように冷えている。心通じぬ妻と、放蕩息子の跡取りと。紙商・小野屋新兵衛は、やがて、薄幸の人妻丸子屋のおかみ・おこうに、果せぬ想いをよせてゆく。新兵衛の心の翳りを軸に人生の陰影を描く、世話物の名品。

297 pages, Kindle Edition

First published October 1, 1987

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.