Nanimokamo Yuutsuna Yoru Ni (Shueisha Bunko)

[Machine Translation] I, a prison guard who grew up in an institution, am in charge of Yamai, a 20-year-old convicted murderer who stabbed a married couple to death. Yamai is still hiding something that he is not telling. In the course of interacting with Yamai, who is somewhat similar to himself, "I" is drawn into the memories of his friend who committed suicide, his correspondence with his beloved former teacher, and the chaos within himself. In this long novel, the Akutagawa Prize-winning author sincerely confronts serious crimes, the death penalty, life and death, and hope.

施設で育った刑務官の「僕」は、夫婦を刺殺した二十歳の未決囚・山井を担当している。一週間後に迫る控訴期限が切れれば死刑が確定するが、山井はまだ語らない何かを隠しているー。どこか自分に似た山井と接する中で、「僕」が抱える、自殺した友人の記憶、大切な恩師とのやりとり、自分の中の混沌が描き出される。芥川賞作家が重大犯罪と死刑制度、生と死、そして希望と真摯に向き合った長編小説。