Howtelevision, Inc. (Minato-ku, Tokyo; Representative Director and President: Yosuke Otonari) announces the publication of "Ore ni Kiku no? – Itan Bungakusha ni Yoru Jinsei Sodan" (hereinafter, "the Book"), a collection of answers by Sumito Yamashita based on the questions and answers exchanged on the knowledge-sharing platform "mond," operated by Howtelevision, Inc. The Book will be published by Heibonsha Co., Ltd. (Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo; Representative Director and President: Mitsuko Shimotsunaka).
Book Publication from the Knowledge-Sharing Platform "mond"! A Collection of Answers by an Akutagawa Prize-Winning Author
"mond" is a service that expands the possibilities of the world through the fundamental communication of "questions." Respondents include experts from various fields such as novelists, scholars, and engineers, and unlike existing Q&A services, it receives high-quality "questions" that stimulate users' intellectual curiosity, along with a wide variety of "answers" to them. Users can access the service free of charge.
This time, the publication of "Ore ni Kiku no? – Itan Bungakusha ni Yoru Jinsei Sodan" is a selection of 85 "questions" posed to author and playwright Sumito Yamashita on the mond service, along with his "answers," which have been carefully chosen and partially revised for this book.
About love, about how to write novels, about human relationships... Are those worries necessary for you?
In this book, you can enjoy unique life advice from an Akutagawa Prize-winning author, where answers that reverse perspectives make worries vanish.
▼Purchase the Book Here
https://www.heibonsha.co.jp/book/b622274.html
Introduction to "Questions" for Mr. Yamashita on mond (Partial Excerpt)
1. On Living
•What is the meaning of human life?
•What is individuality?
•How can one feel happiness?
•Are there people with a presence as amazing as Bruce Lee's?
•What if my cat dies?
•To love
2. On Writing
•I don't understand novels well.
•Please tell me about "pure literature" that left an impression on you.
•What kind of writing makes people want to read it?
•Were you good at writing book reports as a child?
•What is the raison d'être of criticism?
•Can one write a novel without rich experiences?
3. On Relationships
•I'm ashamed that I'm behind those around me.
•What does it mean to live with others?
•Can one not become great without forming a clique?
•How can I be kinder to people?
•I wish my parents would die.
•Don't you get tired trying to save many things?
Mr. Yamashita's mond Page：https://mond.how/ja/FICTION96
Author's Comment
This book was created by "reacting" to "questions" from unknown individuals.
These "questions" are still being accepted at all times. When I feel inclined, I look at them, read them, and if moved, I "react." It's like a back-and-forth, aimless fishing. I believe that unknown individuals, when reading many "questions," realize that others are thinking similar things. It makes me deeply feel that we are living in the same era. Sumito Yamashita
Sumito Yamashita | Author Biography
Born in Hyogo in 1966. A second-generation student of Furano Juku.
In 2012, he received the 34th Noma Literary New Face Prize for "Midori no Saru" (Heibonsha).
In 2017, he received the 156th Akutagawa Prize for "Shinsekai" (Shinchosha).
His other works include "Sabaku Dance," "Korubatontori," and "Kimitachi wa Shikashi Futatabi Koi."
Book Information
Author: Sumito Yamashita
Price: 1,980 yen (1,800 yen + tax)
Publication Month/Year: May 2023
ISBN: 9784582839258
C Code / NDC Code: 0095 NDC 914.6
Format / Page Count: 4-6 192 pages
Publisher: Heibonsha Co., Ltd.
URL：https://www.heibonsha.co.jp/book/b622274.html
About the Knowledge-Sharing Platform "mond"
Through Q&A (Questions & Answers), mond re-examines "knowledge" whose authenticity is becoming difficult to discern in a world overflowing with information, correctly delivers the "insights" and "wisdom" held by experts and knowledgeable individuals to users seeking them, and aims to create a world where "knowledge" helps someone, brings new values, or leads to the unlocking of potential.
Currently, individuals with diverse backgrounds, including Akutagawa Prize-winning authors, mathematicians, philosophers, quantum computer researchers, life scientists, OSS committers, journalists, and globally active engineers, are registered, and answers to specialized questions and complex consultations are continuously posted.
As ChatGPT gains momentum, mond offers "questions, consultations, and communication that cannot be handled by AI," and its user base is rapidly increasing. Please feel free to use it for questions, answers, communication with followers, and more.
Service Site：https://mond.how/ja
Company Profile
Company Name: Howtelevision, Inc.
Representative: Representative Director and President Yosuke Otonari
Location: Ark Mori Building 32F, 1-12-32 Akasaka, Minato-ku, Tokyo 107-6032
Established: February 9, 2010
Business Activities: Platform operation business
Operating Services: GaishiShukatsu.com, Liiga, mond
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