鱗姫

by Novala Takemoto, 嶽本 野ばら

感動の話題作『ミシン』に続く、前代未聞！旋律の“美肌”小説！！

京都の名門、龍烏家の長女・楼子は、奇跡的に美しい肌と美貌を誇っていた。一年中日傘を手放さず、人一倍美肌に固執していた楼子には、しかし重大な秘密があった。初潮をむかえた十一の歳、性器の周囲に生えはじめた鱗が、歳月とともに範囲を拡げていたのである。楼子の様子に不審を抱いた叔母の黎子は、ある日、自分にも同じ鱗があること、それが龍烏家の女子に伝わる奇病であることを明かす。忌まわしき「鱗病」を伝える龍烏家の秘密とは？全身へと拡がる鱗の恐怖と、美貌を失い、最愛の兄が離れてゆく絶望に脅える楼子は鱗病を抑える唯一の治療法を見つけるが、それはあまりにも凄惨な方法だった！人の執念の悲しさを前代未聞の設定で描いた、ファン待望の第二作。

194 pages, Paperback

First published September 1, 2003

About the author

Novala Takemoto (嶽本 野ばら) is the professional name of Toshiaki Takemoto (嶽本 稔明), a Japanese author and fashion designer. Takemoto has been one of the most active promoters of the Lolita lifestyle and remains fascinated with the Rococo era in particular. He was nominated for the Yukio Mishima Literary Award twice, for his novels Emily (in 2003) and Lolita (in 2004).

Reviews

[Helena · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is one of my very favorite Novalas. It is light and silly, but intensely satisfying. I read it the first time in one weekend, more than half of it during one lovely luxurious bath in a hotel room in Tokyo that lasted way longer than it had any right to because I could not stop reading. I just.fucking.love.this.book. It's so classic Novala.
Year is approximate, it was either 2006 or 2007. And then I reread it in 2013. Because, love.