今回はブクログです。
「元彼の遺言状」は昨年度のこのミス大賞でこれもまた読みたい本の一つでした。
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あらすじ
「僕の全財産は、僕を殺した犯人に譲る」奇妙な遺言状を残して、大手製薬会社の御曹司・森川栄治が亡くなった。学生時代に彼と三ヶ月だけ交際していた弁護士の剣持麗子は、犯人候補に名乗り出た栄治の友人の代理人として、森川家主催の「犯人選考会」に参加することとなった。数百億円ともいわれる遺産の分け前を獲得すべく、麗子は自らの依頼人を犯人に仕立て上げようと奔走する。
他方で、彼女は元カノの一人としても軽井沢の屋敷を譲り受けることになっていた。ところが、軽井沢を訪れて手続きを行ったその晩、くだんの遺書が保管されていた金庫が盗まれ、栄治の顧問弁護士であった町弁が何者かによって殺害されてしまう……。
作者プロフィール
1991年2月生まれ。アメリカ合衆国テキサス州ダラス出身、宮崎県宮崎市育ち。東京大学法学部卒業後、弁護士として勤務。司法修習中に最高位戦日本プロ麻雀協会のプロテストに合格し、プロ雀士としても活動経験あり。作家を志したきっかけは16歳のころ夏目漱石の『吾輩は猫である』に感銘を受けたこと。
コメント
今回の受賞作は、女性が力強く活躍できる社会を願って、女性のために書きました。『風と共に去りぬ』のスカーレット・オハラみたいに強くて癖のある女の子を描きたいと思って話を考えました。他の短編を書きながら、ちょろちょろとプロットを考えるのに数ヶ月かかり、原稿に着手してからは3週間弱で書きました。世の中つらいことも多いですが、本の世界にいる数時間だけでも、破天荒な主人公と一緒になって、笑ってもらえるといいなと思います。もちろん、女性以外の読者も大歓迎です。
弁護士であり、プロ雀士であり、作家である作者の世界観はさすがとしか言いようがありません。また、仕事だけでなく、恋愛もすべてを犠牲にせず全力でやり遂げている。女性の社会進出を後押しできる気がします。
また、主人公自身の成長過程も描かれており、とても読み応えのある作品であり、おそらく結末は誰も予想できないでしょう。
「あなたが本当に欲しいものはなんですか？」
English edition
This time it's a book log.
I've been looking forward to reading this book for a long time.
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Synopsis
Eiji Morikawa, the sergeant of a major pharmaceutical company, has died, leaving behind a strange will: "All my property will be given to the person who killed me. Reiko Kenmochi, a lawyer who had a three-month relationship with Eiji when she was a student, is invited to participate in a "murderer's selection committee" organized by the Morikawa family as a representative of Eiji's friend who has come forward as a candidate for the murderer. To win a share of the estate, which is said to be worth tens of billions of yen, Reiko scrambles to frame her client as the murderer.
At the same time, one of her ex-girlfriends is also to receive the Karuizawa mansion. However, on the night of her visit to Karuizawa to complete the formalities, the safe containing the will of the trash is stolen, and Machiben, Eiji's legal advisor, is murdered by someone. ......
Author Profile
Born in February 1991. Born in Dallas, Texas, USA, raised in Miyazaki City, Miyazaki Prefecture. After graduating from the University of Tokyo Faculty of Law, worked as a lawyer. During his legal apprenticeship, he passed the professional test of the Supreme Tournament Japan Professional Mahjong Association and has also worked as a professional mahjong player. He was inspired to become a writer by Soseki Natsume's "I am a Cat" when he was 16 years old.
Comments
I wrote this award-winning novel for women in the hope of creating a society where women can play an active role. I wanted to write a story about a strong and quirky girl like Scarlett O'Hara in "Gone with the Wind". It took me a few months to come up with the plot while writing other short stories, and I wrote it in less than three weeks after I started the manuscript. There are a lot of hard times in the world, but I hope that for a few hours in the world of books, people will be able to laugh along with the wild protagonist. Of course, readers other than women are also welcome.
As a lawyer, professional janitor, and author, I can only say that the author's view of the world is very impressive. Also, she does her best to accomplish not only her work but also her love life without sacrificing everything. I feel that it can encourage women to advance in society.
It also depicts the main character's growth process, making it a worthwhile read, and probably no one can predict the ending.
What is it that you really want?"
