Trickster Gunzo Chugoku Koten Shosetsu No Sekai (Shio Bunko) [Light Novel]

[Machine Translation] Clowns, pranksters, con artists, incarnations of violence, lustful devils, and pure girls. What role have these tricksters played in the story world of the five great Chinese novels ("Sanguozhi Yanyi," "Journey to the West," "Water Margin," "Golden Plum," and "Dreams of the Red Chamber")? The depth of Chinese classical novels, their common characteristics, and continuity will be successfully revealed from a completely new perspective. Winner of the 10th Kuwabara Takeo Academic Prize.

道化師、悪戯者、詐欺師、暴力の化身、色欲魔、純粋少女―。これらのトリックスターが、中国五大長篇小説(『三国志演義』『西遊記』『水滸伝』『金瓶梅』『紅楼夢』)の物語世界において、どのような役割を果たしてきたのか。まったく新しい視点で中国古典小説の奥深さや共通する特性や連続性が見事にひもとかれていく。第10回「桑原武夫学芸賞」受賞作品。