光る大雪
An autobiographical novel tracing a family’s journey from Aizu to Hokkaido through harsh nature, poverty, and the bonds between spouses and parents and children. The gaze toward Mount Daisetsu expands pioneer memory into a broad family chronicle.
Work Information
Whenever the family looks back, Mount Daisetsu stands there, illuminating their fierce years.
A newly written autobiographical full-length novel from Kodansha. It portrays the lives of the author’s parents and the history of the Kohiyama family as a pioneer story moving from Aizu to northern Japan. The print ISBN is 9784062113298.
Review Summaries
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The book is presented as a forceful depiction of family bonds and human truth grounded in hard living. Memories of land and kinship overlap, leaving a weighty impression.
Book Information
- Publisher
- 講談社
- Published
- 2002-06-01
- Pages
- 251 pages
- Language
- 日本語
- ISBN-13
- 9784062113298
- ISBN-10
- 4062113295
- Price
- 2370 JPY
- Category
- 本/文学・評論/文芸作品/日本文学
北海道開拓の苦闘と家族の絆。書下ろし長篇会津から北海道のオホーツク海に近い大雪山の麓滝上まで、炭焼きをしながら、厳寒の自然と貧困のなかで、土地にかかわって生きる人間の姿を力強い筆力で描く。
■小檜山博（こひやまはく） 1937年4月北海道滝上町に生まれる。1976年「出刃」で北方文芸賞受賞。1983年「光る女」で泉鏡花文学賞受賞。同作で北海道新聞文学賞受賞。1997年札幌芸術賞受賞。1998年滝上町社会功労賞受賞。2002年神田日勝記念館長。著書に『地の音』『雪嵐』『スコール』『夢の通い路』『風少年』など。