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百鬼夜行 #3
광골의 꿈 - 전2권
<우부메의 여름>, <망량의 상자>에 이은 '교고쿠도 시리즈' 제3탄. 주업은 음양사, 취미로 고서점을 경영, 그 외에 본의 아닌 무료 사건 해결사를 겸하고 있는 다다미방 탐정 교고쿠도. 그의 수사 방식은 <광골의 꿈>에서도 변함이 없다. 다만 서로 다른 사건을 한데 집어넣는 오류를 범했던 <망량의 상자> 때와는 달리, 이번엔 흩어진 뼛조각이 하나로 모여드는 듯한 사건이라는 점이 다르다.
1950년대 일본. 저명한 괴기소설가 우다가와의 아내 아케미는, 전남편의 죽음과 함께 잃어버렸던 기억을 더듬으며 8년의 시간을 살아왔다. 그러나 조금씩 되살아나는 기억 속에는 자신이 아닌 타인의 기억이 문득문득 섞여들어 그녀를 불안하게 한다.
점차 경계가 애매해져가는 자신의 인생과 꿈속 여인의 기억으로 괴로워하던 아케미. 8년 전에 죽은 전남편이 찾아오는 환상을 견디지 못한 그녀는 교회에 참회를 하러 간다. 그곳에는 형사 기바의 친구이자 정신과 의사 후루하타가 식객으로 머물고 있다. 어린 시절부터 뼈에 대한 기묘한 꿈을 꾸던 후루하타는 그녀가 말하는 과거와 전생의 기억에 큰 충격을 받고, 그를 돌보던 목사의 태도도 뭔가에 홀린 듯 이상해진다.
그러는 동안, 그들이 있는 가나가와의 해안에는 금색 해골이 떠다닌다는 목격담이 나오기 시작한다. 며칠 후 그 해골은 평범한 해골로, 그리고 더 지난 후에는 살가죽과 머리카락까지 돋아난 사람의 머리로 발전해 기바를 혼란시키는데…
1950년대 일본. 저명한 괴기소설가 우다가와의 아내 아케미는, 전남편의 죽음과 함께 잃어버렸던 기억을 더듬으며 8년의 시간을 살아왔다. 그러나 조금씩 되살아나는 기억 속에는 자신이 아닌 타인의 기억이 문득문득 섞여들어 그녀를 불안하게 한다.
점차 경계가 애매해져가는 자신의 인생과 꿈속 여인의 기억으로 괴로워하던 아케미. 8년 전에 죽은 전남편이 찾아오는 환상을 견디지 못한 그녀는 교회에 참회를 하러 간다. 그곳에는 형사 기바의 친구이자 정신과 의사 후루하타가 식객으로 머물고 있다. 어린 시절부터 뼈에 대한 기묘한 꿈을 꾸던 후루하타는 그녀가 말하는 과거와 전생의 기억에 큰 충격을 받고, 그를 돌보던 목사의 태도도 뭔가에 홀린 듯 이상해진다.
그러는 동안, 그들이 있는 가나가와의 해안에는 금색 해골이 떠다닌다는 목격담이 나오기 시작한다. 며칠 후 그 해골은 평범한 해골로, 그리고 더 지난 후에는 살가죽과 머리카락까지 돋아난 사람의 머리로 발전해 기바를 혼란시키는데…
896 pages, Paperback
First published May 1, 1995
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About the author
Natsuhiko Kyogoku
216 books159 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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December 25, 2022
Per usual, Kyōgoku Natsuhiko starts with different, disconnected cases and weaves, Psychology, Religion, Gods and Culture while solving. A weird blend of religion, spirituality, psychology and thriller. Something only he could write. This particular volume alone made my head spin with theories. It's extremely wild and I have to give the translation team their due credit because without the pages of explanation on the rituals and stuff, it'd not have made any sense. I have grown to love Japanese folk tales because of this series now and am now determined to read as much literature as I could find.
I have come to learn that Mouryou no Hako which is one of the sequels has a anime adaptation on it. It delights me, I'll try to watch it. It might not follow Summer of Ubume but since I've read the first three in the series, I might as well give a try. The art is at times intense and pretty explicit in some places.
I have come to learn that Mouryou no Hako which is one of the sequels has a anime adaptation on it. It delights me, I'll try to watch it. It might not follow Summer of Ubume but since I've read the first three in the series, I might as well give a try. The art is at times intense and pretty explicit in some places.
November 17, 2025
Wow all things considered I really didn't spend THAT much time reading this one, huh?
This was a fun book. I found its structure weaker than Moryo's and the mystery itself didn't pull me in as deeply, but the payoff was cool and sufficiently insane. I really liked some of the characters introduced here. The way the mystery ties into Ubume's initial philosophical rant and expands on some of its ideas is very cool. Not a favorite but a really solid read as a whole.
2025/11/17 edit:
This is a favorite actually. Absolutely sick book which has some of the most fun plotting and imagery in the series. In retrospect it almost stands alongside with Moryo in regards to how much I enjoyed it.
This was a fun book. I found its structure weaker than Moryo's and the mystery itself didn't pull me in as deeply, but the payoff was cool and sufficiently insane. I really liked some of the characters introduced here. The way the mystery ties into Ubume's initial philosophical rant and expands on some of its ideas is very cool. Not a favorite but a really solid read as a whole.
2025/11/17 edit:
This is a favorite actually. Absolutely sick book which has some of the most fun plotting and imagery in the series. In retrospect it almost stands alongside with Moryo in regards to how much I enjoyed it.
April 14, 2020
Too long
November 7, 2021
还是非常喜欢的历史和宗教揉杂的猎奇小说，严格来说已经不能算是推理小说，作者也无意着重推理（最后的结论根本不是通过推理可以得到的）但有时候真的会自问，完全不需要写那么多“百科词条”啊！
July 28, 2023
宗教、神话、精神分析、砍头、失忆、推理、齐活
March 25, 2024
Reread in 2024. Actually better than I remembered it, though the anecdotes felt less interesting with 10+ years of random reading.
May 23, 2024
开始喜欢百鬼夜行系列的第一部。几个事件结合在一起被解开的一部，在时候这种写法还新鲜。现在想想还是有点沉闷，身份交换让人喜欢不起来，诡计就是洗脑，太不可理喻了。上一部的后味很糟糕，这部的很清爽，好感。可能从这部开始渐渐喜欢榎木津涞，他是能以行动救人的主角。
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October 22, 2024
一帮神经病玩橄榄球🏈
January 6, 2023
This is an insanely good mystery novel that weaves in yokai, Buddhism, premodern Japanese history and even psychoanalysis! It's also really long (969 pages in my edition) and is somewhat slow at the start, but when it all comes together at the end where more than 200 pages are dedicated to explaining the entire mystery, that just makes the whole reading experience worth it. I just really like how Kyogoku's mystery is not supernatural but based in reality (especially how most of the ideas are very creative spins on Japanese history).
The Japanese here is quite challenging because Kyogoku uses old style kanji. A lot of the references to Buddhism and history, especially, are quite difficult to understand because I'm not familiar with them. Thankfully, most of that stuff is explained and made easily digestible for the reader.
I also appreciated the character Kiba just periodically going "what are you talking about?!" during Chuzenji's explanation of the whole mystery at the end, because, like Kiba, I was constantly going WTF and having my mind blown by all the crazy connections.
Since I bought this book randomly in BOOKOFF three years ago when I was in Japan, I didn't realise that it's actually the third in a series of yokai-themed mystery novels. I am definitely going to look for more of Kyogoku's novels when I get back to Japan! It's just a near-perfect blend of being intellectually challenging and stimulating while also being accessible.
The Japanese here is quite challenging because Kyogoku uses old style kanji. A lot of the references to Buddhism and history, especially, are quite difficult to understand because I'm not familiar with them. Thankfully, most of that stuff is explained and made easily digestible for the reader.
I also appreciated the character Kiba just periodically going "what are you talking about?!" during Chuzenji's explanation of the whole mystery at the end, because, like Kiba, I was constantly going WTF and having my mind blown by all the crazy connections.
Since I bought this book randomly in BOOKOFF three years ago when I was in Japan, I didn't realise that it's actually the third in a series of yokai-themed mystery novels. I am definitely going to look for more of Kyogoku's novels when I get back to Japan! It's just a near-perfect blend of being intellectually challenging and stimulating while also being accessible.
June 14, 2015
故事更为复杂，但较前两部更能被常人所接受。
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