Humoresque / Chikuma Bunkona 36-1

[Machine Translation] Shinya loved the humoresque music coming from the house next door. Since then, the house next door has been a place "near and far. However, the story begins to move slowly again. The death of Sumire, the next-door neighbor. A reunion with his younger brother, Fumihiko. The anguish of his student, Kazu, a high school student. Why did the younger brother die? ...A story full of sadness told through the eyes of the older sister, Shuko. This collection includes a newly written short story, "Arakune".

真哉は、隣家から聞こえてくるユーモレスクが好きだった。6年前に行方不明になった弟。それ以来、隣家は「近くて遠い」場所だった。しかし、物語は、再びゆっくりと動き始める。隣家のすみれさんの死。その弟・文彦との再会。彼の教え子で高校生の和の煩悶。弟はなぜ?…姉・周子の目を通して語られる、切なさいっぱいの物語。文庫化に当たり、書き下し短篇「アラクネ」を収録。