Bansho Jo (Bunshun Bunko)

[Machine Translation] Papa, he's dead, just now. Writer Sugi Fujita mutters, "Thanks for your hard work," when his daughter, Tae, calls him. The years that had passed between her and her former husband, Tatsuhiko Hatanaka, had come to an end. Both aspiring to pursue literature, their relationship began with the loan of 10 yen. Who was Tatsuhiko in the end, the man who made Sugi carry the burden of a life riddled with debts? The writer, now on the verge of his 90th birthday, traces his memories and takes up his pen in search of the truth.

「パパ、死んだよ、今」。娘・多恵からの電話に、作家・藤田杉は「ご苦労さん」と呟く。かつての夫・畑中辰彦との間に流れた歳月が終わった。共に文学を志し、十円の貸し借りから始まった付合い。借金まみれの人生を杉に背負わせた辰彦は結局、何者だったのか。九十歳を目前にした作家は、記憶を辿り、真実を求めて、ペンを執る。