獣の奏者 外伝 刹那

The Beast Player #5

by Nahoko Uehashi, 上橋 菜穂子

王国の行く末を左右しかねぬ政治的運命を背負ったエリンは、女性として、母親として、いかに生きたのか。エリンの恩師エサルの、若き頃の「女」の顔。まだあどけないジェシの輝く一瞬。一日一日、その時を大切に生きる彼女らのいとおしい日々を描く物語集。エリンの母ソヨンの素顔を描いた単行本未収録短編「綿毛」収録。

Genres: Fantasy

332 pages, Hardcover

First published September 4, 2010

About the author

Nahoko Uehashi is the author of ten books in the Moribito series, which have sold more than a million copies and won many major literary awards in her native Japan. An associate professor at a Japanese university, she has a Ph.D. in cultural anthropology and studies indigenous peoples in Australia. She lives near Tokyo, Japan.

Reviews

[Noah · Rating 3 out of 5]

読むのが割りと楽しかった。個人的に「秘め事」が一番好きだった。もっともっと獣の奏者の世界が知りたいという人にお勧めだが、本編よりはそんなに好きではなかった。

[Itsuro · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is an additional story of her master piece. As the author said this book is meant for middle aged person to appreciate the beauty of life. I believe she is greater than Haruki Murakami or other contemporary novelists in Japan. Her works are as great as Lord of the Rings, Narnia and Harry Potter, etc...