Manjushage

[Machine Translation] The past abominable incident that casts a shadow over the mind of an old man who lives alone in a mountain village. Is it madness or recklessness? What action does the old man take in order to preserve the memory of his grandchildren who are being lost? This is the first collection of five novels, including the title story, that vividly interweave the scenic and the emotional, depicting the darkness of the heart in the midst of the original landscape of the Japanese people. Winner of the Farmers' Literature Award.

「僕のこと殺したあいつ…」山里に独り暮らす老人の心に影を落とす過去の忌まわしい事件。狂気か乱心か。失われつつある孫の記憶をとどめるため、老人がとった行動とは…。風光と心象を鮮やかに交錯させながら、日本人の原風景の只中に心の闇を描出する表題作を含む小説5編を収録した処女短編集。農民文学賞受賞。