Shoten Nushi Fu Ikuri No Mono Ga Tari / Original Title: the STORIED LIFE of a. J. FIKRY

[Machine Translation] Fikry, the eccentric owner of the only small bookstore on the island, sells books alone, day in and day out. He used to sell books alone with his beloved wife. He thought he would always do so. But she passed away in an accident, and now he is alone. One day, a rare rare book of Edgar Allan Poe in his collection was stolen. It was supposed to be worth a lot of money if sold. He has nothing, he has nothing left. Still, Fikry sells the book. And on the same day, a young, helpless infant girl is left alone in the bookstore. Her name was Maya. She was one of a kind, and so was he. Fikry decides to raise her on his own. The islanders come to the store to help raise Maya. The ladies visit frequently to check on Maya, and even the chief of police, who has never read many books, comes to the store to introduce her to books. Everyone reads, buys, and talks about books. Maya grows up to be a book lover... People are not isolated islands. Books are an important part of each person's world. This is a gentle story of how books connect people to each other.

その書店は島で唯一の、小さな書店―偏屈な店主のフィクリーは、くる日もくる日も、一人で本を売っていた。かつては愛する妻と二人で売っていた。いつまでもそうすると思っていた。しかし、彼女は事故で逝き、いまはただ一人。ある日、所蔵していたエドガー・アラン・ポーの稀覯本が盗まれる。売れば大金になるはずだった財産の本が。もう、なにもない、自分にはなにも。それでもフィクリーは本を売る。そしてその日、書店の中にぽつんと置かれていたのは―いたいけな幼児の女の子だった。彼女の名前はマヤ。自分も一人、この子も一人。フィクリーは彼女を独りで育てる決意をする。マヤを育てる手助けをしようと、島の人たちが店にやってくる。婦人たちは頻繁にマヤの様子を見に訪れるし、あまり本を読まなかった警察署長も本を紹介してくれと気にかけて来てくれる。みなが本を読み、買い、語り合う。本好きになったマヤはすくすくと成長し...人は孤島ではない。本はそれぞれのたいせつな世界。これは本が人と人とをつなげる優しい物語。