{"product_id":"book-2ez4","title":"泥棒と若殿 \/ The Thief and the Young Lord","description":"\u003cp\u003eA young lord named Shigenobu has been confined to a decaying mountain residence after becoming entangled in a bitter succession struggle within his family.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFood has stopped arriving. His retainers are gone, his life is threatened, and he has almost resigned himself to dying alone.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThen, one night, a thief named Denkuro breaks into the house.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eExpecting valuables, Denkuro instead discovers an almost empty residence and a starving young man. Unable to ignore what he sees, the thief begins using the money he earns from day labor to bring Shigenobu food.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAn extraordinary friendship develops between two men separated by rank but brought together by loneliness.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThrough Denkuro, Shigenobu begins to discover a world beyond samurai status and political obligation. But when circumstances change and his retainers finally come to take him home, he must choose between the simple human bond he has found and the responsibilities of the position into which he was born.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"The Thief and the Young Lord\" is a warm and poignant tale of friendship, dignity, social class, and what it means to live as a human being.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWritten by Shugoro Yamamoto.\u003cbr\u003eNarrated by Shichimi Shungorō.\u003cbr\u003eProduced and published by Marutake Shobo.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e家督争いに巻き込まれ、鬼塚山の荒れた屋敷へ幽閉された若殿・成信。\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e食糧も届かなくなり、命まで狙われる中、成信は一人で死ぬことさえ覚悟していた。\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eそんな夜、屋敷へ泥棒の伝九郎が忍び込む。\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e金目のものを探していた伝九郎が見つけたのは、盗む物さえない荒れた家と、飢えた若殿だった。\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e伝九郎はなぜか成信を放っておけず、自ら人足仕事で稼いだ金で食べ物を買い、彼の世話を始める。\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e身分も境遇もまるで違う二人の間に、やがて不思議な友情が生まれていく。\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eしかし家督争いの情勢が変わり、成信を迎える家臣たちが現れる。\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e人として生きることを教えてくれた伝九郎との暮らしと、生まれながらに背負った武家の責任。\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e成信はその狭間で、一つの決断を迫られる。\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e身分を越えた友情、人間の尊厳、生きる意味を描く、山本周五郎の代表的人情時代小説。\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e著者：山本周五郎\u003cbr\u003e朗読：七味春五郎\u003cbr\u003e制作・発行：丸竹書房\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"INAudio","offers":[{"title":"Audiobook","offer_id":67721069822256,"sku":"BD2ez4","price":6.15,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0879\/2784\/9264\/files\/2ez4-Square-cover.png?v=1788373994","url":"https:\/\/downpour.com\/products\/book-2ez4","provider":"Downpour","version":"1.0","type":"link"}