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驟り雨

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亭主に逃げられた子持ちの三十女、夜鷹に身をやつした不器用者、 やくざ者の弟を持った気性まっすぐの給仕の娘……。 江戸下町の陽もささないような裏長屋、名も無き庶民の生活を切り取った短編集。 激しい雨の中、一人の盗っ人が八幡さまの軒下に潜んで、通り向いの問屋の様子を窺っていた。その眼の前へ、入れかわり立ちかわり雨やどりに来る人々。そして彼らが寸時、繰り広げる人間模様……。 表題作「驟り雨」をはじめ、「贈り物」「遅いしあわせ」など、全10編を収める。抗いきれない運命に翻弄されながらも江戸の町に懸命に生きる人々を、陰翳深く描く珠玉の作品集。 【目次】 贈り物 うしろ姿 ちきしょう! 驟り雨 人殺し 朝焼け 遅いしあわせ 運の尽き 捨てた女 泣かない女 解説:原田康子※電子書籍版には解説は収録しておりません。 本文より その夜、おしゅんには一人も客がつかなかった。八郎兵衛屋敷にある妓楼の明かりが、道に落ちている。明かりは、道をへだてた石置場にもかすかな光を投げかけ、そこにゴザを抱えて立っているおしゅんの姿を、ぼんやり照らし出していた。ほかに夜鷹の姿は見え&#

353 pages, 文庫

First published January 1, 1985

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Shuhei Fujisawa

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Shuhei Fujisawa (藤沢 周平 Fujisawa Shūhei) was a Japanese author, whose real name was Tomeji Kosuge. (小菅留治). Over fifty of his books were published through the course of his lifetime, including both full-length novels and short story anthologies. The focus of his writing was historical fiction. Before he became an author, he had been a journalist.

Over 23 million of his paperbacks have been printed. His work has been adapted for both television and film. Five recent full-length films have been based on his work.

In 1973, Fujisawa received the 69th Naoki Prize (1973) for Ansatsu no Nenrin (Annals of Assassination). He would go on to win six further literary awards, among them the Asahi Prize in 1994.

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