Rumah Shujindakara

Watched the news about this year Akutagawa Prize winner; both male and female writers for the writer prize and new comer writer. First read Akutagawa Prize winner writer's book when I was in college (in english translation) and the impression was that the prize must really go to good writers even a foreigner could enjoy the story (though I didnt read Japanese writers works at that time). In the news, 26 year old Mariko Asabuki as the winner of the new comer writer talked about her prize winning book. "No message whatsoever, only for immersing ourselves in the beauty of words". The judges explained why the book won the prize, "the back and forth plot and the choice of words...difficult book". I didnt know if being difficult (to understand) is a good point for a book, for winning the Akutagawa Prize. So just for curiosity I wanted to get the book. Had to be disappointed coz the book was already out of print. I was about to forget this book but found it in Kino