落日の桜（Sakura of the setting sun）

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【Description】

Dancer of female role that dedication to dance to the king "Hanako". Hanako was elected to the king from among many will be allowed to serve in the royal palace called "favorite". "Favorite", and Hanako-swallow was told to and looks like a cherry tree that does not past the prime. In the old days with his sister-Rakuko of the king was a playmate, but the relationship has been changing little by little .... Including the title story "Sakura of the setting sun", the era also be of four different people stand "Hanako" our author's first continuous cropping short story depicting the way of life.

【内容説明】

王に踊りを奉納する女形の踊り子“花子"。数多くの中から王に選ばれた花子は“気に入り"と呼ばれ王宮に仕えることを許される。“気に入り"となり、盛りを過ぎることのない桜のようだとまで言われた花子・燕。王の妹・楽子とも昔は遊び仲間だったが、その関係性は少しずつ変化していた…。表題作「落日の桜」をはじめとして、時代も立場も異なる四人の“花子"たちの生き様を描いた著者初の連作短編。