Matsuei (Shincho Bunko)

[Machine Translation] Keyhole was nowhere to be found". Shozo Tomii, a civil servant on the verge of retirement, is suddenly locked out of his house. He is estranged from his son and daughter, who have both left home and become independent, and he has no choice but to wander the town, where he meets a mysterious fortune teller. He is faced with ominous prophecies, recurring nightmares, a talking dog... Shozo is soon confronted with a mysterious fortune teller. Eventually, Shozo arrives at his late uncle's house in Kamakura. The empty house, filled with nostalgic relics, brings back memories of his family in his mind's eye. This is a long story about a family lineage.

「鍵穴はどこにもなかった」。定年間際の公務員・富井省三は、突然家から閉め出されてしまう。妻に先立たれ、独立した息子・娘とも疎遠なオヤジは、やむなく町を彷徨するうち謎の占い師に出会う。不吉な予言、度重なる悪夢、しゃべる犬...やがて省三は、鎌倉の亡き伯父宅へ辿り着く。懐かしい遺品に溢れた空家は、彼の脳裏に在りし日の家族の記憶を蘇らせた。家族の系譜をめぐる長編。