The 172nd Akutagawa literary prize was awarded Wednesday to authors Jose Ando and Yui Suzuki, while Shin Iyohara took home the Naoki Prize.
The Akutagawa Prize, given to up-and-coming writers for short- to medium-length works of literary fiction published in a newspaper or magazine, acknowledged Ando¡¯s ¡°Dtopia¡± and Suzuki¡¯s ¡°Goethe wa Subete o Itta¡± (roughly translated as ¡°Goethe Said It All¡±). Ando, 30, receives the award after being nominated two times prior, whereas this marks an Akutagawa debut for Suzuki, 23.
¡°Dtopia¡± is set on the French Polynesian island of Bora Bora and centers on a reality show in which 10 men representing various countries and cities ¡ª including Los Angeles, London and Tokyo ¡ª compete for the attention of ¡°Ms. Universe.¡± The story is told from the point of view of Momo, a Japanese and Polynesian nonbinary person whose childhood friend is a contestant on the show.
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