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「道化師の蝶」で第146回芥川賞を受賞した円城塔氏のデビュー作が登場。ほぼ一年に一度、控えめに見ても百人を下ることのない人間が空から降ってくる町、ファウルズ。単調で退屈な、この小さな町に流れ着き、ユニフォームとバットを身につけ、落ちて来る人を「打ち返す」レスキューチームの一員になった男の物語。奇想天外にして自由自在な文学空間。表題作は文學界新人賞受賞。

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First published January 1, 2008

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394 reviews7 followers
June 26, 2025
Of the baseball really hit all the right points for me: a insane story that takes place on a rural island where people randomly fall from the sky that is equipped with a team of “rescuers” inexplicably armed with baseball bats is supposed to save them. The MC is one of the said rescuers and the story ends up being really poignant while still maintaining a really humorous nature. The second story is more normal Enjoe and is about an author who is said to have copied another (possibly nonexistent?) author. I liked a lot of parts of this one too and I especially liked what Toh was trying to do, but I don’t think it was very satisfying compared to the first story.
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October 15, 2020
「オブ・ザ・ベースボール」
設定がすごく面白そうで読んだけど、思ったより楽しめなかった。最後は想像してたのと違う方向に行ってそう来たかって感じだった。
「つぎの著者につづく」
意味わかんないんだけど、なぜかこっちの話の方が好きだった。何回も読みこまないと理解には至らないと思う(何回も読んでも無理かも。。。)。

この著者の本読むの多分初めてだけど、さらっと娯楽で読むには確実に向かない。
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