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Recent book recommendations and “Akutagawa Award” predictions
Celeina: Since you are writing a book, do you also like to read books?
Nukaga: I like reading a lot, but recently I have been spending most of my time reading materials necessary for my works, so the number of books I read has been decreasing. So I asked Yuki Awayi, who helped me yesterday, if there were any that I should read. I asked her if there were any good books that I should read, and I’ve read a lot of them, but I’m trying to read the ones she recommended.
Celeina: So there is such a connection between book reviewers and authors.
Takano: Do you have any recent recommendations?
Nukaga: I just recently finished reading a book by (novelist) Shuichi Yoshida, which I really like. I just finished reading “Eien to Yokomichi Yonosuke,” which is the final part of the Yokomichi Yonosuke series written by Mr. Yoshida, and it was a very good book with a sense of accomplishment and sadness that it is over. I hope you will read it.
Takano: I recommend it to everyone.
Celeina: I would like to send you a song here, since you chose it.
Nukaga: I chose the song “Wonderland” by milet. The theme song for the drama of “The Demon Lord of Changing Jobs” is a new song by milet, “Living My Life,” and since it has not been released yet, I would like to ask you to choose a song by milet that I heard for the first time.
Celeina: Let’s listen to it together.
Takano: Mr. Nukaga, today is the announcement of the Akutagawa Prize, how do you feel about it?
Nukaga: I am a great fan of Yusuke Norishiro’s work, so my complete hope is that “It’s Makoto” will win.
Takano: Mr. Norishiro is the fourth time he has been nominated for the award.
Nukaga: That’s right.
Takano: I’ve heard from some fans that it’s about time for you to be nominated.
Celeina: And Mr. Nukaga, your new work “Seishun wo Kubanite (Fired from Youth)” will be released in September.
Nukaga: Thank you very much.
Celeina: What kind of work is it as far as you can tell us about it? ……
Nukaga: This is a story about a 35-year-old man who is working hard as a part-time lecturer at a university with a small income, and he is conflicted about whether he should really continue as a researcher or change his career and go into a different field. Will he really continue as a researcher, or will he change careers and go into a different world?
Celeina: I’m curious. Please check out this, “Fired from Youth,” which will be released in September. Now, FIST BUMP is a circle of friends connected by goofy touch, so we are asking you to introduce us to some of your friends.
Nukaga: I would like to introduce mystery writer Seinan Sato.
Celeina: What is your relationship with him?
Nukaga: He is a senior writer who has been a great help to me since my debut.
Celeina: In a word, how would you describe him?
Nukaga: In a word, I think he is a caring big brother in the publishing industry, although I think he hates it.
Celeina: Thank you very much. Tomorrow, we will connect with mystery writer Seinan Sato. Today we have novelist Mio Nukaga. Thank you very much.
Nukaga: Thank you very much.
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