Yume No Naka No Sakanaya No Chizu (Shueisha Bunko)

[Machine Translation] When I can't write, I remember my father, a novelist, who used to say, "Just sit at your desk for two hours. My mother, who was "the most beautiful wife of all. My married life with my husband, an antiquarian bookshop, filled with surprise and sighs. My friends, my passion for eating, the music I listened to while doing housework, the housework I did while thinking of stories to tell, and my beloved cat that would sneak into my workroom. And the determination to keep writing... This is the first collection of essays by Naoki Prize-winning author Arano Inoue.

書けないときに思い出す、小説家だった父の「とにかく二時間、机の前に座ってみろ」という言葉。「誰よりも美しい妻」だった母。古本屋である夫との、驚きと嘆息に満ちた結婚生活。友人たち、食べることへの情熱、家事をしながら聞く音楽、ストーリーを考えながらする家事、仕事部屋に忍び込んでくる愛する猫。そして、書きつづけることへの決意...。直木賞作家・井上荒野の軌跡を知る、初のエッセイ集。