宗田理さん死去、９５歳　作家、「ぼくら」シリーズ

　理不尽な大人に中学生が反旗を翻す小説「ぼくらの七日間戦争」など「ぼくら」シリーズで知られる作家の宗田理（そうだ・おさむ）さんが８日午後６時２６分、肺炎のため名古屋市の病院で死去した。９５歳だった。葬儀は近親者で済ませた。喪主は長男唯（ゆい）さん。
　１９２８年、東京都生まれ。日本大芸術学部卒。シナリオライターや編集者を経て、７９年に「未知海域」が直木賞候補作となり作家デビュー。廃工場に立てこもった男子中学生たちが教師や親に抵抗する「ぼくらの七日間戦争」（８５年）は、中高生を中心に注目を集めベストセラーとなり、宮沢りえさん主演による８８年の映画もヒットした。
　「ぼくら」シリーズは長年にわたり書き続けられ、２０２３年には震災をテーマとした５１作目「ぼくらの東京革命」を刊行。シリーズ累計発行部数は２０００万部を超す。３月に最新作「ぼくらのイタリア（怪）戦争」を出したばかりだった。（2024/04/16-12:46）

Japanese writer Osamu Soda, known for his "Bokura" series of novels featuring junior or senior high school students, died of pneumonia at a hospital in the central Japan city of Nagoya on April 8. He was 95.
   Born in Tokyo, Soda graduated from Nihon University College of Art and made his debut as a novelist in 1979.
   His "Bokura no Nanokakan Senso" (Seven Days War), a 1985 novel that portrays junior high school students who shut themselves in an abandoned building and face off against their teachers and parents, became a bestseller. Its film version, released in 1988 and starring Rie Miyazawa, became a hit.
   The "Bokura" series continued for decades, and Soda released "Bokura no Tokyo Kakumei," the 51st novel in the series, in 2023, under the theme of earthquakes. He released what was to be his final "Bokura" novel last month.
   Over 20 million copies have been published in the series.