悪女について

by 有吉佐和子

《自殺か、他殺か、虚飾の女王、謎の死》――醜聞（スキャンダル）にまみれて謎の死を遂げた美貌の女実業家富小路公子。彼女に関わった二十七人の男女へのインタビューで浮び上がってきたのは、騙された男たちにもそれと気付かれぬ、恐ろしくも奇想天外な女の悪の愉しみ方だった。男社会を逆手にとり、しかも女の魅力を完璧に発揮して男たちを翻弄しながら、豪奢に悪を愉しんだ女の一生を綴る長編小説。

Tankobon Hardcover

First published January 1, 1978

Reviews

[Ryo · Rating 4 out of 5]

The writer was amazing. The story was based on interviews with 27 people, all of whom talked about one specific woman. Interestingly, depending on who was being interviewed, the woman’s character appeared different. The title of the book suggests she is a bad woman, so readers might assume that from the beginning. However, she is a very good liar. Many people believed she was kind, gentle, and pure. They couldn’t imagine her doing anything bad.

Still, each person recalled one thing she did or said that didn’t quite make sense to them. Just one small thing—but they overlooked it because they believed she was a good person. To them, those moments may have seemed like small, unimportant details.

But for the readers, those small things reveal the truth. Readers start to realize: this woman really was bad. She did something wrong. She lied to them.

That was brilliant. It made readers feel that the writer is truly talented.