＃村井理子 ＃犬がいるから ﾑﾗｲﾘｺ ●筑摩書房サービスセンター :9784480439895

**キャッチコピー**
「家族や犬との日常から生まれる強い愛情の力で、人間の不完全性を包み隠さず描くエッセイスト・翻訳家**
村井理子は、日本の翻訳家、エッセイスト。静岡県生まれ、滋賀県在住。琵琶湖畔で家族や犬と暮らしながら、海外ノンフィクションの翻訳と家族・子育て・介護・病・犬・読書などをテーマにしたエッセイを多数執筆している。
代表作『兄の終い』は実兄の突然死とその「後始末」を描いたノンフィクション・エッセイであり、映画『兄を持ち運べるサイズに』の原作となった。
静岡県に生まれる。学生時代をカナダやイギリスで過ごし、大学卒業後に翻訳の仕事を始める。
アメリカ大統領ジョージ・W・ブッシュの失言を集めた『ブッシュ妄言録』を共同制作したのち、翻訳家として本格的に活動を開始。ルイ・セロー『ヘンテコピープルUSA』や、トーマス・トウェイツ『ゼロからトースターを作ってみた結果』、タラ・ウェストーバー『エデュケーション 大学は私の人生を変えた』など、ノンフィクションや回想記、社会問題を扱う作品を中心に紹介してきた。
翻訳業と並行してエッセイ執筆も行い、犬との暮らしを綴った『犬（きみ）がいるから』『犬ニモマケズ』『ハリー、大きな幸せ』、壊れていく実家の家族を見つめた『家族』、認知症の義母と義父の介護を描いた『全員悪人』『義父母の介護』、心臓弁膜症の手術体験を綴った『更年期障害だと思ってたら重病だった話』などを発表している。
2020年刊『兄の終い』では、疎遠だった兄の孤独死を契機に、妹・元妻・息子が兄の「人生の後片付け」を行う数日間の記録を描き、大きな反響を呼んだ。同書は中野量太監督によって映画化され、『兄を持ち運べるサイズに』として2025年11月28日に全国公開された。
村井理子は、滋賀県の琵琶湖畔に夫と双子の息子、飼い犬と暮らし、翻訳と執筆の合間に家事、介護、子育て、犬の散歩に追われる生活を送っている。
作品の多くは、自身や家族が抱える問題ーー兄の死、心臓病、義父母の介護、子育てや経済的な不安などーーを包み隠さず描きつつも、ユーモアと距離感のある語り口によって、同じような悩みを抱える読者の支持を集めている。
**Q&A**
Q：何をされた方ですか？
A：家族や犬との日常から生まれる強い愛情の力で、人間の不完全性を包み隠さず描くエッセイスト・翻訳家です。
Q：有名な作品は何ですか？
A：実兄の突然死とその「後始末」を描いたノンフィクション・エッセイ『兄の終い』です。
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English Summary
**Catchphrase**
“Essayist and translator who openly depicts human imperfection through the power of strong love born from daily life with family and dogs**
Riko Murai is a Japanese translator and essayist. Born in Shizuoka Prefecture, lives in Shiga Prefecture. While living with her family and dog on the shores of Lake Biwa, she translates foreign non-fiction and writes numerous essays on themes such as family, child-rearing, nursing care, illness, dogs, and reading.
His most famous work, ``My Brother's End,'' is a nonfiction essay that depicts the sudden death of his own brother and the aftermath, and was the basis for the film ``My Brother's Portable Size.''
Born in Shizuoka Prefecture. Spent her student years in Canada and the UK, and began working as a translator after graduating from university.
After co-producing ``Bush's Random Stories,'' a collection of U.S. President George W. Bush's gaffes, he began working in earnest as a translator. We have mainly introduced works that deal with nonfiction, memoir, and social issues, such as Louis Theroux's ``Weird Copyple USA,'' Thomas Twaites' ``The Result of Building a Toaster from Scratch,'' and Tara Westover's ``Education: College Changed My Life.''
In parallel with her translation work, she writes essays, and has published books such as ``Because I Have a Dog,'' ``Inu Nemo Makes,'' and ``Harry's Great Happiness,'' which are about her life with a dog, ``Family,'' which looks at her family's disintegration, ``We're All Bad People'' and ``Care for the Parents-in-Law,'' which depicts caring for her mother-in-law and father-in-law who have dementia, and ``I thought I was suffering from menopause, but I was seriously ill,'' which is about her experience with surgery for heart valve disease.
His 2020 book ``My Brother's End'' created a huge response by depicting the few days in which his younger sister, ex-wife, and son ``cleaned up after his life'' after his estranged brother died alone. The book was made into a film by director Ryota Nakano, and was released nationwide on November 28, 2025 as ``Make Your Brother a Portable Size.''
Riko Murai lives on the shores of Lake Biwa in Shiga Prefecture with her husband, twin sons, and pet dog, and in between translating and writing, she is busy with housework, nursing care, raising children, and walking the dog.
Many of her works openly depict problems that she and her family face, such as the death of her brother, heart disease, caring for step-parents, child-rearing, and financial worries, but her humor and distanced storytelling have won the support of readers who are facing similar problems.
**Q&A**
Q: What did you do?
I am an essayist and translator who openly depicts the imperfections of human beings through the power of strong love born from daily life with my family and dogs.
Q: What are your famous works?
This is a non-fiction essay, ``My Brother's End,'' which depicts the sudden death of my brother and the aftermath.
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