Jump to ratings and reviews
Rate this book

わくらば: 短篇集モザイク III

Rate this book
ふと手にしたわくら葉の繊細な模様に呼び覚まされた、遠い日の父の肌の記憶を描く表題作ほか、温泉旅館で七十過ぎの老人と“添い寝"することで暮らしを立てている女の意外な過去が語られる「そいね」、身体にいい“牛乳"を嫁に内緒で向かいの家で取ってもらっているいせ婆さんの話「おぼしめし」など、わずか十数ページに人生の様々な味わいを封じ込めた17編。連作短篇〈モザイク〉第3集。

268 pages, Tankobon Hardcover

Published September 1, 2000

About the author

Tetsuo Miura

18 books11 followers
Tetsuo Miura was born in 1931 in Aomori, Japan. His awards inculde the Akutagawa Prize for Literarture, the Noma Literary Prize, the Japan Literature Grand Prize, the Osaragi Jiro Prize, and the Kawabata Prize. Shame in the Blood is the author's first book translated into English.

Ratings & Reviews

What do you think?
Rate this book

Friends & Following

Create a free account to discover what your friends think of this book!

Community Reviews

5 stars
0 (0%)
4 stars
0 (0%)
3 stars
0 (0%)
2 stars
0 (0%)
1 star
0 (0%)
No one has reviewed this book yet.

Can't find what you're looking for?

Get help and learn more about the design.