Ummei to Fukushu (CREST)

[Machine Translation] Lott, who grew up wealthy, and the beautiful Mathilde met electrifyingly while in school and married shortly after graduation. The husband, a budding actor, was supported by his chaste and devoted wife, and eventually became a successful screenwriter. It was supposed to be a life filled with happiness-until he discovers a secret about his wife. The beautiful married life told from the husband's point of view takes a complete turn in the latter half of the film when we get to the wife's point of view. The scandalous and tragic truth is revealed. Can family love overcome marital lies? This is a masterful epic love story that combines clever storytelling with the literary quality of a classic play, and was nominated for the National Book Award and the National Critics Circle Award.

裕福に育ったロットと美貌のマチルドは学生時代に電撃的に出会い、卒業直後に結婚。俳優として芽の出ない夫は、貞淑で献身的な妻に支えられ、やがて脚本家として成功。それは、幸せに満ちた人生のはずだった―妻のある秘密を知るまでは。夫の視点で綴られた美しき結婚生活は、後半の妻の視点になると一転。スキャンダラスで悲劇的な真相が明らかになっていく。家族の愛は夫婦の嘘に打ち勝てるのか?巧みなストーリー性と古典劇の文学性を併せ持ち、全米図書賞、全米批評家協会賞の候補となった圧巻の大河恋愛小説。