さきがけ文学賞選集第二巻
A historical story that places memories of guilt and forgiveness within the image of a flower. It brings forward the burden of the past and the will to keep living in a quiet emotional register.
historical fictionforgivenessguiltrenewal
Work Information
How does a flower bloom in a heart waiting for forgiveness?
Published as part of a Sakigake literary anthology, the story reflects the author's grounding in historical fiction. It places guilt and fate within the atmosphere of an earlier age and follows the movement of a heart toward forgiveness.
Book Information
- Publisher
- 秋田魁新報社
- Published
- 2014-03-14
- Pages
- 306 pages
- ISBN-13
- 9784870203471
- ISBN-10
- 4870203472
- Price
- 880 JPY
さきがけ文学賞の歴代入選作品(最高賞)を収載するシリーズの第2弾。今回は「赦免花」(第27回、宮崎市・高妻秀樹さん)、「メダル」(第14回、小樽市・外岡立人さん)、「風のしらべ」(第16回、秋田市・さいとう学さん)の3作品を収載。いずれも人物描写やストーリー性などに優れた読み応えのある作品です。
Related Literary Awards
- Sakigake Literary Award Edition 27 (2010) ・selected