{"product_id":"sympathy-tower-tokyo-rie-qudan","title":"Sympathy Tower Tokyo (Rie Qudan)","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'So über-zeitgeisty that it might have been written this morning, yet it is far more than merely topical or trendy, as deep moral, political, social, cultural, architectural and lingual problems collide throughout this short novel. A contemporary gem.' \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eSpectator\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWelcome to the Japan of tomorrow. Here, the practice of a radical sympathy toward criminals has become the norm and a grand skyscraper in the heart of Tokyo is planned to house wrongdoers in compassionate comfort - \u003ci\u003eSympathy Tower Tokyo\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAcclaimed architect Sara Machina has been tasked with designing the city's new centrepiece, but is riven by doubt. Haunted by a terrible crime she experienced as a young girl, she wonders if she might inherently disagree with the values of the project, which should be the pinnacle of her career. As Sara grapples with these conflicting emotions, her relationship with her gorgeous - and much younger - boyfriend grows increasingly strained. In search of solace, in need of creative inspiration, Sara turns to the knowing words of an AI chatbot...\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAwarded Japan's highest literary prize, \u003ci\u003eSympathy Tower Tokyo\u003c\/i\u003e is an extraordinary novel from one of the most exciting new voices in world literature. Partly inspired by conversations with an artificial intelligence, it offers an extraordinary defence of the power of language written by humans, a touching exploration of the imaginative impulse, and an often hilarious send up of our modern world's unrelenting conformity.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'A bold interrogation of crime, punishment and redemption' \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eEconomist\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Stuns and illuminates. \u003ci\u003eSympathy Tower Tokyo\u003c\/i\u003e is an ode to language and possibility and the ongoing question of how to be in an ever-changing world.'\u003c\/b\u003e Bryan Washington, author of \u003ci\u003eMemorial\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eA brilliantly ambitious struggle and mediation on language, thought and existence. A wondrous book'\u003c\/b\u003e, Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah, author of \u003ci\u003eChain-Gang All-Stars\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003ch4\u003eAutorenportrait\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eRie Qudan \u003c\/b\u003ewas born in Saitama, Japan. After she made her debut in 2021 with \u003ci\u003eBad Music\u003c\/i\u003e, which won the Bungakukai New Writers Award, she was quickly acclaimed as one of the most exciting new writers in Japanese literature. In 2022, her second work, \u003ci\u003eSchoolgirl\u003c\/i\u003e, was shortlisted for the Akutagawa Prize, Japan's most prestigious literary award. Her third work, \u003ci\u003eThe Poetry Horse\u003c\/i\u003e, won Noma Literary Newcomer Award. Her runaway bestselling fourth novel, \u003ci\u003eSympathy Tower Tokyo\u003c\/i\u003e was published in 2024, and won the Akutagawa Prize.\n\u003cb\u003eJesse Kirkwood\u003c\/b\u003e is a literary translator working from Japanese into English. The recipient of the 2020 Harvill Secker Young Translators' Prize, his translations include \u003ci\u003eTokyo Express\u003c\/i\u003e by Seicho Matsumoto, \u003ci\u003eSympathy Tower Tokyo\u003c\/i\u003e by Rie Qudan and \u003ci\u003eA Perfect Day to Be Alone\u003c\/i\u003e by Nanae Aoyama.\u003c\/div\u003e\u003ch4\u003eWeitere Angaben\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eBuch (Paperback), B-format paperback, Englisch, 144 Seiten\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Weltbild.ch: Bücher \u0026 Outlet","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":63443001180509,"sku":"K097939021","price":11.0,"currency_code":"CHF","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0911\/8915\/0045\/files\/227211-9793902100001A.jpg?v=1771165032","url":"https:\/\/weltbild.ch\/products\/sympathy-tower-tokyo-rie-qudan","provider":"Weltbild.ch: Bücher \u0026 Outlet","version":"1.0","type":"link"}