Mina No Araba Shiri

[Machine Translation] Nominated for the 166th Akutagawa Award. One day, I, a member of the high school history club, meet a middle-aged man at the ruins of Minagawa Castle. The man takes a catalog of the old family library that I had obtained, points to a book by Hisashi Ozu, a relative of the film director, and says that there is no record of a book called "Minna no Arabashiri" ever having been written. The man put his hand on my shoulder with a big smile on his face. I was wary of the suspicious smell, but I was fascinated by the man's knowledge. I am fascinated by the man's knowledge. A high school student and a suspicious middle-aged man are on the hunt for the existence of a "mysterious book. Historical mystery solving, thrilling conversation, and a great turnaround at the end. The first work by a Mishima Award-winning author, filled with intellectual pleasures surrounding books. Winner of the 37th Tsubota Joji Literary Award

第166回芥川賞候補作。高校の歴史研究部に所属するぼくは、ある日皆川城址で中年男に出会う。男はぼくが入手した旧家の蔵書目録を奪い取ると、映画監督の縁戚にあたる小津久足の著作を指さし、『皆のあらばしり』などという本はこれまで全く記録されていないと言う。「まだ世に出てないものだってことか」「もしそうなら大発見やのー」男は満面の笑みでぼくの肩に手を置いた。うさん臭さに警戒しつつ、ぼくは男の博識に惹かれていく。幻の書の新発見か、それとも偽書か―。高校生のぼくと怪しい中年男は、「謎の本」の存在を追う。歴史謎解き+スリリングな会話劇+ラストの大逆転。本をめぐる知的愉楽に満ちた三島賞作家受賞第一作。第37回坪田譲治文学賞受賞