Jurietto (CREST)

[Machine Translation] Juliette, a graduate student, is attracted to a fisherman she meets on a long-distance train ride and eventually comes to live with him ("Chance"). When her daughter is born, she visits her parents in the countryside, but her discomfort with both parents does not ease her mind ("Immediately"). Her husband goes fishing in the middle of a dispute and is lost in a sudden storm. Her beloved daughter, who was always there for her, disappeared when she was 20 years old and has never been seen again. Juliette, now a popular newscaster in Vancouver, one day hears that her daughter has disappeared ("Silence"). In addition to the "Juliet Trilogy," which can be considered Munroe's version of "A Woman's Life," this collection of short stories depicts moments in life that are shaken by unexpected events, and is a collection of short stories in which Munroe's formidable skill shines through.

長距離列車で乗りあわせた漁師に惹きつけられ、やがて彼のもとで暮らしはじめる大学院生のジュリエット(「チャンス」)。娘が生まれ、田舎の両親を訪ねるが、父母それぞれへの違和感にこころは休まらない(「すぐに」)。やがて夫は諍いのさなかに漁に出て、突然の嵐で遭難。つねにそばにいてくれた最愛の娘は、二十歳のときに失踪し、行方知れずのままだ。いまやバンクーバーで人気キャスターとなったジュリエットは、ある日、娘の消息を聞く―(「沈黙」)。以上、マンロー版「女の一生」ともいえる“ジュリエット三部作”のほか、ふとした出来事でゆすぶられる人生の瞬間を描いて、マンローの恐るべき技量が冴えわたる短篇小説集。