Yarigadake Kaisan New Edition (Bunshun Bunko)

[Machine Translation] In the 10th year of Bunka (10th year of Bunka), Iwamatsu was involved in a peasant revolt in Toyama and accidentally stabbed his wife Ohama to death. To atone for his crime, Iwamatsu sought a rigorous ascetic training, but he was constantly beset by the torment of his attachment to Ohama. This is a full-length biographical novel that describes the life of Haritaka, a monk who succeeded in making the first ascent of Yarigatake, an unexplored rock peak, while suffering from remorse for the murder of his wife.

文化10年、富山の百姓一揆にまきこまれ、過って妻のおはまを刺殺してしまった岩松は、国を捨てて出家した。罪の償いに厳しい修行をみずから求めた彼を絶え間なく襲うのは、おはまへの未練と煩悩であった。妻殺しの呵責に苦しみつつ、未踏の岩峰・槍ヶ岳初登攀に成功した修行僧・播隆の生きざまを雄渾に描く、長篇伝記小説。