八百長 (双葉文庫 し 1-4)
A horse-racing novel in which a boy encounters a thoroughbred at the track, sets his heart on becoming a jockey, and eventually becomes popular, only to move toward race-fixing amid relationships and desire. It depicts both the fascination and danger of the world of competition.
Work Information
The cheers of a first victory eventually draw one jockey toward the path of race-fixing.
This work by Yukichi Shinbashi won the fifty-fourth Naoki Prize. CiNii's Futaba Bunko record for Yaocho, which contains the title story, confirms ISBN 4575500976 and 324 pages. The ISBN-13 is converted by standard rule to 9784575500974.
Review Summaries
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At the center of the work is not only the glamour of racing but also the weakness of people drawn into competition. As a collection, the stories share a tension around horses and wagering.
Book Information
- Publisher
- 双葉社
- Published
- 1986-09-01
- Pages
- 324 pages
- Language
- 日本語
- ISBN-13
- 9784575500974
- ISBN-10
- 4575500976
- Price
- 19642 JPY
- Category
- 本/文学・評論
第54回（昭和40年度下半期） 直木賞受賞
Reviews
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競馬好きなら読むべし
文句なしに面白い。
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おもしろかった
短編集。 表題作よりも、2つ目の話がよかった。 八百長をテーマにしているが 競馬としてのリアリティにはかける。 また、出てくる男性の言動があまりに現代にそぐわない。 ただ、作品の価値をおとしめるものではない。 あくまでそれは時代性。