TOKYO, Jan 18 (News On Japan) –
The a hundred and seventieth Akutagawa Prize choice assembly was held in Tokyo on the seventeenth, the place Rie Kudan’s “Tokyo Metropolitan Tower of Sympathy” was chosen for the award. The Naoki Prize choice continues to be ongoing.
Rie Kudan is a 33-year-old from Saitama Prefecture. After graduating from college, she labored as a analysis assistant and made her debut as a novelist in 2021 by profitable a newcomer’s award in a literary journal along with her work “Bad Music”. This is her second nomination for the Akutagawa Prize, following “Schoolgirl” within the 166th choice two years in the past, and it has now introduced her the distinguished award.
Her profitable work, “Tokyo Metropolitan Tower of Sympathy”, is about in a future Japan the place a high-rise tower, designed as a snug detention facility for criminals primarily based on the notion that “criminals are people who deserve sympathy”, is inbuilt a park in Shinjuku. The story portrays a feminine architect who designed the tower as she experiences discomfort with the excessively tolerant society and the pervasive presence of generative AI, and regardless of her struggles, she lives her life with power.
Source: NHK