Gogatsu No Yuki / Original Title: SNOW in MAY (CREST)

[Machine Translation] A soccer player, who is on the same plane with you, asks you out on a date. A childhood friend who has been estranged from you for 20 years contacts you for the first time. A mother reunites with her daughter who married an American. A grandfather's memories of his beloved wife's bereavement. In Magadan, a town in the Russian Far East where a concentration camp was once located, the lives of families who have lived there for a long time and the lives of artists and former prisoners who have drifted ashore intersect. The warmth of the eyes and the shimmering details. A refreshing debut collection of short stories by a female writer who has garnered attention in the United States.

同じ飛行機に乗りあわせたサッカー選手からのデートの誘い。疎遠になっていた幼馴染からの二十年ぶりの連絡。アメリカ人に嫁いだ娘と再会する母親。最愛の妻と死別した祖父の思い出話―。かつて強制収容所が置かれたロシア極東の町マガダンで、長くこの地に暮らしてきた家族と、流れ着いた芸術家や元囚人たちの人生が交差する。温かな眼差しと、煌めく細部の描写。米国で注目を集める女性作家による、清新なデビュー短篇集。