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北海道・塩狩峠において起こった列車暴走。自らの命を犠牲にして事故を食い止めた鉄道員の実話をもとに書かれた三浦文学の最高峰。クリスチャンとして愛と信仰を貫いた一青年の姿を通して、生きることの意味を問う長編小説。
三浦綾子著
新潮文庫
Based on a true story, Shiokari Pass is moving tale of love eclipsed by sacrifice and tragedy.
The hero of this novel is the young and idealistic Nobuo Nagano, who finds himself forced to make a heart-rending decision, when he must choose between his childhood sweetheart, Fujiko, and his newly found Christian faith. Set in Hokkaido at the turn of the nineteenth century, when for the first time Westrern culture and ideas were beginning to challenge Japan’s long-held traditions, Shiokari Pass takes an intriguing look at Japanese life and thought of a hundred years ago. Filled with drama and featuring a spectacular climax amidst the snows of Hokkaido, the book was a bestseller in Japanese and a successful motion picture as well.
