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百鬼夜行 #2
망량의 상자 - 전2권
교고쿠 나쓰히코의 '백귀야행 시리즈' 두 번째 이야기. 제130회 나오키상을 수상하며 현재 일본의 각종 미디어에서 가장 주목받고 있는 미스터리 작가 '교고쿠 나쓰히코'의 대표작 중 하나인 '백귀야행 시리즈'는 한국에서 '교고쿠도 시리즈'라는 애칭으로 많은 독자층을 형성하고 있는 작품이다.
일본 문단 데뷔작이자 이 시리즈의 첫 번째 이야기인 <우부메의 여름>은 출간과 동시에 일본의 정통 미스터리계에 찬반양론의 대선풍을 불러일으키며 화제의 문제작으로 떠올랐다. 그에 이어 출간된 <망량의 상자>는 전작의 충격을 뛰어넘어 미스터리계에 명작으로 남게 되는데, 이 작품으로 '교고쿠 나쓰히코'는 제49회 일본추리작가협회상(장편부분)을 수상한다.
한밤중의 전철역, 한 소녀가 열차에 치였다. 유일한 목격자는 그녀의 친구. 경위를 조사하는 기바 형사 앞에 나타난 보호자는 홀연히 자취를 감췄던 은막의 스타. 그즈음 무사시노에는 여자의 팔다리만이 발견되는 엽기사건이 발생하고, 조시가야의 산부인과 병원에서 일어난 슬픈 사건(우부메의 여름)에서 좀처럼 빠져나오지 못하는 세키구치는 이번 사건에도 휘말리게 되는데…
일본 문단 데뷔작이자 이 시리즈의 첫 번째 이야기인 <우부메의 여름>은 출간과 동시에 일본의 정통 미스터리계에 찬반양론의 대선풍을 불러일으키며 화제의 문제작으로 떠올랐다. 그에 이어 출간된 <망량의 상자>는 전작의 충격을 뛰어넘어 미스터리계에 명작으로 남게 되는데, 이 작품으로 '교고쿠 나쓰히코'는 제49회 일본추리작가협회상(장편부분)을 수상한다.
한밤중의 전철역, 한 소녀가 열차에 치였다. 유일한 목격자는 그녀의 친구. 경위를 조사하는 기바 형사 앞에 나타난 보호자는 홀연히 자취를 감췄던 은막의 스타. 그즈음 무사시노에는 여자의 팔다리만이 발견되는 엽기사건이 발생하고, 조시가야의 산부인과 병원에서 일어난 슬픈 사건(우부메의 여름)에서 좀처럼 빠져나오지 못하는 세키구치는 이번 사건에도 휘말리게 되는데…
976 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 1995
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About the author
Natsuhiko Kyogoku
216 books161 followersNatsuhiko Kyogoku ( 京極 夏彦 Kyōgoku Natsuhiko, born March 26, 1963) is a Japanese mystery writer, who is a member of Ōsawa Office. He is a member of the Mystery Writers of Japan and the Honkaku Mystery Writers Club of Japan.
Three of his novels have been turned into feature films; Mōryō no Hako, which won the 1996 Mystery Writers of Japan Award, was also made into an anime TV series, as was Kosetsu Hyaku Monogatari, and his book Loups=Garous was adapted into an anime feature film. Vertical have published his debut novel as The Summer of the Ubume.
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Three of his novels have been turned into feature films; Mōryō no Hako, which won the 1996 Mystery Writers of Japan Award, was also made into an anime TV series, as was Kosetsu Hyaku Monogatari, and his book Loups=Garous was adapted into an anime feature film. Vertical have published his debut novel as The Summer of the Ubume.
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February 15, 2024
I feel like my previous review didn't quite express how I ended up feeling about what would eventually become one of my favorite mystery books, so... Mouryou no Hako review: the second take, here we go!
This book is fucking bonkers. A creepy in-universe short story about a living girl in a box, a cycle of rebirth shared between two girls (who, curiously enough, are both alive!), a psychic with a cult following who claims to seal the evil spirits (mouryou) plaguing the lives of his followers into a sacred box, a series of dismemberment murders where limbs are stuffed tightly into boxes and then carefully put in random crevices all over town, a mysterious box-shaped high-tech medical research facility hidden in the woods - it's got so many different flavors of crazy going for it and they're all absolutely scrumptious. All of these elements are linked together by a bizarre case (or collection of cases, perhaps?) that denies common sense and is alluring precisely because of that.
Pair that with a captivating thematic framework, tons of fun rants on a variety of topics, very cool folkloric elements and an incredibly fun cast of characters; top it off with one of the most deranged finale sequences I've seen in a "mystery" novel and you've got Mouryou no Hako. It can be a bit slow sometimes, some of the info may feel a bit... oversaturated?, kind of, but it's really worth it. I'm entering the box as we speak.
Probably my favorite thing out of what I read in 2023. I really hope I'll be able to laud another book by this author with as much praise as I'm heading into my 2024 reader journey and preparing myself mentally for Tesso no Ori's 1300 pages of "despite all my rage I'm still just a Zen Buddhist monk in a cage."
This book is fucking bonkers. A creepy in-universe short story about a living girl in a box, a cycle of rebirth shared between two girls (who, curiously enough, are both alive!), a psychic with a cult following who claims to seal the evil spirits (mouryou) plaguing the lives of his followers into a sacred box, a series of dismemberment murders where limbs are stuffed tightly into boxes and then carefully put in random crevices all over town, a mysterious box-shaped high-tech medical research facility hidden in the woods - it's got so many different flavors of crazy going for it and they're all absolutely scrumptious. All of these elements are linked together by a bizarre case (or collection of cases, perhaps?) that denies common sense and is alluring precisely because of that.
Pair that with a captivating thematic framework, tons of fun rants on a variety of topics, very cool folkloric elements and an incredibly fun cast of characters; top it off with one of the most deranged finale sequences I've seen in a "mystery" novel and you've got Mouryou no Hako. It can be a bit slow sometimes, some of the info may feel a bit... oversaturated?, kind of, but it's really worth it. I'm entering the box as we speak.
Probably my favorite thing out of what I read in 2023. I really hope I'll be able to laud another book by this author with as much praise as I'm heading into my 2024 reader journey and preparing myself mentally for Tesso no Ori's 1300 pages of "despite all my rage I'm still just a Zen Buddhist monk in a cage."
July 15, 2015
Lately I've been getting into horror genre mangas/books and picked this one up by its glowing reviews on some manga forums.I read the manga version and while it didn't disappoint me for its pure horror shock value, I felt as though some volumes were unnecessarily dragged out and the story was little confusing to follow. While reading some too long, unnecessary dialogues I kept telling myself 'Undra PATIENCE IS A VIRTUE, PATIENCE IS A VIRTUE'. Well... towards the end it got a lot more interesting and I think overall it's an OK read.
September 22, 2021
没想到还有比岛田大神更能“灌水”的小说家，虽然读到一半就想放弃，虽然看到那么多名词就想弃书，虽然忍受不了那么多“废话”，但是读完后，还是忍不住想说，我想看下一本😂
February 2, 2019
4-4.5星，太变态了，对肠胃不好，而且可能对不起午饭钱
September 7, 2021
对于第一部有些评论说作者啰嗦、不讲悬疑设定，我倒觉得这些看似废话的理论才是真正的意思所在，作者有渊博的中国古典文化知识，同时在神秘主义、灵媒、异能方面的形而上学思考也甚为精彩，用箱子的隐喻串联故事情节，非常有意思的阅读。
相较而言解谜的第二部个人感觉反倒没那么有意思，反转设定脑洞是挺大的，但是画面感尺度有点过大。
相较而言解谜的第二部个人感觉反倒没那么有意思，反转设定脑洞是挺大的，但是画面感尺度有点过大。
April 6, 2022
到底是作者的问题还是译者的问题，各种别扭。一部好的小说应该是引导读者自己去体悟，而不是这样生硬的灌输世界观。
September 13, 2022
看的还是志水老师的漫画版，没找着条目代标一下。知道魍魉之匣最先动画化的噱头在哪了，确实很契合时下（当时）观众的兴趣点，但其实是我本人最不感兴趣的主题（指核诡和动机）……倒是发现京极堂是真的很会搞隐喻，关于木场的心的描写都很动人
November 28, 2023
诡异怪作，文笔远胜三三。
August 28, 2025
结尾我真的无语到笑出声
October 5, 2025
还蛮精彩的
May 23, 2024
第二本百鬼夜行系列，不是很喜欢，但还是被震撼到了，给这个加一星。这时候还不习惯百鬼夜行系列。欣赏这部的青木。
April 25, 2012
ยิ่งหนาและหนักยิ่งกว่าเล่มก่อน.... แต่วางไม่ลง คนเขียนบอกว่าเรื่องนี้ไม่ใช่แนวนักสืบ แต่ข้าพเจ้าว่านี่แหละคือแนวนักสืบที่ข้าพเจ้าอยากอ่าน คดีที่พัวพันกันจนซับซ้อนกลมกลืน ตอนไขปริศนาก็ช่างรวดเร็วปลอดโปร่งจริงๆ
July 24, 2013
箱ではありません。
魍魎は・・・・・・。
魍魎は・・・・・・。
February 5, 2026
「信仰とは何か」について色々考えるきっかけになりました。
怪我人や病人に対する異常な愛着行為について。
本書の例は極端ではありますが、脳死者の臓器摘出を渋る気持ちや無意味な延命治療のことを考えると、人は遺族となる時、何か狂気的なエゴと直面するのかもしれないと思いました。
怪我人や病人に対する異常な愛着行為について。
本書の例は極端ではありますが、脳死者の臓器摘出を渋る気持ちや無意味な延命治療のことを考えると、人は遺族となる時、何か狂気的なエゴと直面するのかもしれないと思いました。
February 9, 2014
ghost in the shell
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