Soko Ni Nipponjin Ga Ita! Umi Wo Watatta Gosenzo Sama Tachi (Shincho Bunko)

[Machine Translation] In 1898, Kompei Furuya moved to South Africa with his wife and opened a prosperous import goods store. Ragusa Tama, who became the wife of a "hired foreigner" and lived in Italy for half a century, flourished as a painter. In an era when transportation and information were scarce, these people left the island nation of Japan and ventured into faraway countries and regions, and lived strong lives. These 22 episodes of historical nonfiction follow the rich human drama that emerges from their footsteps.

明治31年、妻と南アフリカへ渡り、輸入雑貨店を大繁盛させた古谷駒平。「お雇い外国人」の妻となり、半世紀もの間イタリアに住んで、画家として花開いたラグーザ玉。交通手段も情報も乏しい時代に、島国日本を飛び出し、とてつもなく遠い国や地域へ敢然と足を踏み入れ、力強く生きた市井の人々。その足跡から浮かび上がる、豊かな人間ドラマを追った歴史ノンフィクション22話。