Refined and simplified title focusing on product keywords: Chased by Nightlight

In March 1985, Yūko Tsushima was struck by the sudden death of her eight-year-old son. A year later, she broke her silence by writing "Poursuivie par la lumière de la nuit." During this period, Tsushima revisited an 11th-century manuscript titled "Yoru no nezame," likely authored by the writer of "The Sarashina Diary" (translated by René Sieffert, PUF). This ancient text unexpectedly revived her own narrative, which she had believed to be dormant. Addressing Tamako, the protagonist of this classic work, in the form of letters, the narrator felt a poignant kinship with a wounded woman.

Empowered by the awareness of tragedy, Tsushima attempted to reconstruct the puzzle of her unique life, resonating with distant echoes of her family's past. Simultaneously, she undertook the restoration of the fragmented original text, embarking on its imaginative reconstruction alongside Tamako's tale. This dual narrative earned Tsushima the Yomiuri Literary Prize in 1987, mere months after its initial publication.

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