うつけ世に立つ: 岐阜信長譜 (文芸書)
A historical novel set in Gifu that portrays Oda Nobunaga not only as a military leader but also as a figure drawn to culture such as rakugo and cormorant fishing. It layers human warmth and political vision onto the familiar image of Nobunaga as a destroyer.
Work Information
In the midst of war, the conqueror also turned his eyes toward culture and the hearts of people.
Published first by Tokuma Shoten as a hardcover and later reissued in Tokuma Bunko. Amazon Japan, library bibliographic data, and bookseller or publisher records confirm the original ISBN 9784198642488 and ISBN-10 4198642486. The later paperback ISBN is 9784198943776, but the original edition is used here.
Review Summaries
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The appeal lies in portraying Nobunaga not only as a bloodthirsty conqueror but as a person who enjoys culture and faces others directly. The use of local Gifu material also gives the work a distinctive character.
Book Information
- Publisher
- 徳間書店
- Published
- 2016-09-09
- Pages
- 512 pages
- Language
- 日本語
- ISBN-13
- 9784198642488
- ISBN-10
- 4198642486
- Price
- 350 JPY
- Category
- 本/文学・評論
破壊の魔王なのか、それとも優れた文化人なのか――。乱世の真っ直中、落語や鵜飼などに興じた戦国の覇者織田信長が、天下布武の印に込めた思いとは、いったい何だったのか? 離縁した帰蝶、宿敵の斎藤龍興、落語の祖である安楽庵策伝らを通じて、信長自らが命名した岐阜で過ごした時を、かつてない視点で描く。岐阜市〈信長公450プロジェクト〉とウェブサイト〈歴史行路〉が特別にコラボレートし、連載が実現した人気小説がついに書籍化!
1961年、岐阜県岐阜市生まれ。法政大学経営学部卒業。サラリーマンを経た後、作家活動へ。主なシリーズに、「目安番こって牛征史郎」「居眠り同心影御用」「公家さま同心飛鳥業平」「ご落胤隠密金五郎」「婿同心捕物控え」「浪花の江戸っ子与力事件帳」「密命御庭番」など多数ある。