Mu Legendary Novel Grand Award
犬飼い
A supernatural horror novel set around an old house in a mountain village and the taboos handed down within it. In a mansion cut off from the outside world, youthful desire and family secrets converge toward a ritual-like tragedy.
Work Information
A taboo sleeping in an old mountain household turns desire in a closed world into a blood-tinged supernatural tale.
Inukai is a full-length novel recognized with an excellence award from the Mu Legendary Novel Grand Award. It layers an old mountain household, a young woman, an ageless-seeming servant, and a hidden underground space to portray inherited secrets in a mode that mixes horror with supernatural folklore.
Review Summaries
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Readers are likely to remember the uncanny atmosphere of the sealed mansion and the folk-horror unease. The lurid premise can be compelling, though the dense portrayal of obsession will not suit every reader.
Book Information
- Publisher
- 学研プラス
- Published
- 2004-03-01
- Pages
- 213 pages
- Language
- 日本語
- ISBN-13
- 9784054024489
- ISBN-10
- 4054024483
- Price
- 700 JPY
- Category
- 本/文学・評論
Amazon.co.jp: 犬飼い : 浅永 マキ: 本
Related Literary Awards
- Mu Legendary Novel Grand Award Edition 3 (2003) ・excellence award