公孫龍　２ 宮城谷昌光 ﾐﾔｷﾞﾀﾆﾏｻﾐﾂ --- 新潮社 :9784101444628

**「古代中國の偉人にスポットを当てた、歴史小説の新境地を開く」**
歴史小説作家である宮城谷昌光は1945年生まれ。早稲田大学卒業後、出版社勤務や土産物屋の手伝いなどをしたが、小説家として名を上げるまでは苦しい生活を送っていた。その後立原正秋に教えを受け、「必然性のない漢字を使ってはならない」と言われたことで、日本語と漢字に向き合う日々を送った。白川静の著書に出会い、それが光明を見出すきっかけになった。
最初は恋愛小説などを書いたが、歴史に関心が移り、歴史小説を書くようになった。『史記』などの漢籍を修め、白川に影響を受け金文や甲骨文字まで独学で学んだ。『史記』全文を筆写したこともある。
1990年代に入って突然、一躍ベストセラー作家の地位を占めた。中国歴史小説の分野に新境地を開く作家活動で中日文化賞を受賞。また、紫綬褒章も受章している。
**Q&A**
Q：何をされた方ですか？
中国歴史小説の分野に新境地を開く作家活動の功績
Q：有名な作品は何ですか？
『天空の舟』は司馬遼太郎から激賞を受けたことで知られ、後に知人の経営する中小出版社から出版された。その後、自分の作品が刊行される度に司馬に送付しており、その度にはがきを受けていた。
関連動画
・「超入門！ 『三国志』の愉しみ方」宮城谷昌光が〈正史〉三国志の魅力を徹底解説
English Summary
**"Opening up a new frontier in historical fiction, focusing on the great figures of ancient China"**
Masamitsu Miyagiya, a historical novel writer, was born in 1945. After graduating from Waseda University, he worked at a publishing company and helped at a souvenir shop, but lived a difficult life until he made a name for himself as a novelist. After that, he was taught by Masaaki Tachihara, who told him, ``You should never use kanji that have no meaning,'' so he spent his days facing Japanese and kanji. I came across the writings of Shizuka Shirakawa, which led me to find light.
At first, she wrote romance novels, but her interest shifted to history and she began writing historical novels. He studied Chinese classics such as Shiji, and under the influence of Shirakawa, he taught himself even gold letters and oracle bone letters. He even transcribed the entire text of Shiki.
In the 1990s, he suddenly became a best-selling author. He won the Chunichi Cultural Award for his work as a writer who broke new ground in the field of Chinese historical novels. He also received the Medal with Purple Ribbon.
**Q&A**
Q: What did you do?
Achievements of author activity that broke new ground in the field of Chinese historical novels
Q: What are your famous works?
``Tenku no Fune'' is known for receiving a rave review from Ryotaro Shiba, and was later published by a small and medium-sized publishing company run by an acquaintance. After that, he sent Sima each time his work was published, and each time he received a postcard.
Wikipedia：宮城谷昌光