[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-literary-master-of-tokyo":3,"chapter-literary-master-of-tokyo-literary-master-of-tokyo-chapter-282":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"chinese","Literary Master of Tokyo",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},2355131,4607,"Chapter 282: Chapter 285: The Recommendation of the","literary-master-of-tokyo-chapter-282",282,"\u003Cp>Refuse to become a director of the association?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Upon hearing this answer, Yoshikawa Yuichiro’s expression grew grave, while the others in the association wore looks of astonishment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the world of traditional literature, the status of the Classical Literature Association is second to none, and the position of a director of the association undoubtedly grants one access to a vast network of resources and other additional benefits.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For Akiwara Yuto, as a newcomer to traditional literature, being extended such an invitation was already a significant concession on the part of the association.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet, such an invitation was actually refused.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The atmosphere remained silent for a while, and Akiwara Yuto bowed deeply, saying in a sincere tone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Mr. Yoshikawa and all the seniors, as a member of the literary world, I believe my interest lies simply in creation. If my works can be appreciated by more readers, then they can still serve the purpose of promoting traditional literature.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"In that case, I do not feel there is any necessity to join the association.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In fact, this refusal was the result of Akiwara Yuto’s careful consideration.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the world of traditional literature, he was, after all, an \"outsider,\" and his educational background and identity as a mystery writer had even drawn contempt or hostility from some.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The current position of director was entirely the result of Yoshikawa Yuichiro using his personal reputation to make the recommendation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the latter’s health was deteriorating day by day, and he would likely have to retire from the association in a few years.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>By then, he would have lost his greatest supporter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In that case, even if he joined, there might not be many benefits, and he might instead have to shoulder many obligations.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Compared to that, it was better to focus his energy on the Mystery Writers Association.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the Mystery Writers Association, although he was not a director, because of the support of people like Kawai Shinta, he enjoyed many benefits while bearing few obligations.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing Akiwara Yuto refuse with such \"fine words,\" Yoshikawa Yuichiro opened his mouth, but in the end, he said nothing, merely patting him gently on the shoulder to signify his acceptance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As for Kanno Takuro, his expression was complex; after Akiwara Yuto’s refusal, he could undoubtedly become a director through nomination.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But what he did not expect was that the thing he had always wanted would be obtained in this form—because the other party did not want it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As for the other writers, most expressed that it did not matter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, the group of writers was inherently eccentric, and it was normal for some writers to refuse to join the association due to their personal character.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Akiwara, come to my place tomorrow,\" Yoshikawa Yuichiro said, then left.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As for the other new and veteran writers, they bowed, shook hands, and exchanged business cards with Akiwara Yuto.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although some might still have other thoughts in their hearts, the Japanese often do a good job with superficial formalities.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Moreover, looking at the book sales over the past six months, Akiwara Yuto was solidly ranked first in the world of traditional literature.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>……\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The following afternoon, at the invitation of Yoshikawa Yuichiro, Akiwara Yuto arrived at his home again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The two sat on the tatami mats, chatting while drinking tea.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yoshikawa Yuichiro took out the manuscript of *A Personal Matter* and returned it to Akiwara, who, after taking it, raised his own question: \"Mr. Yoshikawa, what do you think of this manuscript?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yoshikawa Yuichiro smiled: \"After finishing this work, I feel my evaluation is no longer important. Or rather, do you lack confidence in your own work?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Akiwara Yuto thought for a moment and realized this statement meant satisfaction. Just then, Yoshikawa Yuichiro set down his teacup and asked a question in a serious tone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Akiwara, was the motivation for creating this work because a junior of yours suffered from some illness?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After finishing the work, Yoshikawa Yuichiro found it filled with various life pressures and dissatisfaction with life, and the sorrow and pain regarding a disabled child were written with profound insight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But with Akiwara Yuto’s current status and wealth, he should not have been able to come into contact with such things.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So he privately suspected whether Akiwara Yuto had an illegitimate child, and that the child was suffering from extremely severe disabilities or other issues.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Akiwara was stunned for a moment, not knowing how to answer for a while.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, after thinking about it, he quickly connected it to the personal background of Oe Kenzaburo.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before Oe Kenzaburo wrote this book, he had won the Akutagawa Prize at the age of 23, breaking the record for the youngest recipient of the Akutagawa Prize at the time, and could be said to be riding high.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But when he was 27, his eldest son, Oe Hikari, was born with a cranial abnormality and brain tissue protrusion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After surgery, the trend of his delayed brain development could not be reversed, and his son became a \"mentally disabled patient\" in the secular sense.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So, after his trip to Hiroshima, he fused the thoughts he had about the deformed children of war with his own personal sorrow and wrote them into this work.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thus, his book *A Personal Matter* could be said to have written out the darkness deep within his own heart—abandoning the child and escaping to another world.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, this reason was clearly not suitable for himself, so Akiwara Yuto hesitated for a moment and fabricated a reason.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That is not the case. I simply went to the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum and saw the introduction to those deformed children caused by radiation, so I was moved to write this work.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yoshikawa Yuichiro was silent for a while, then asked: \"What is your view on that war?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"We should reflect and be honest about our mistakes,\" Akiwara Yuto stated his true thoughts.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This era was the same as his previous life; left-wing writers still occupied the mainstream position in the Japanese literary world, but in public opinion and politics, the influence of the left was becoming lower and lower, and the right wing was beginning to rise.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even in the later literary world, anti-defeatism once replaced anti-warism, and a large number of works appeared that argued the atomic bomb should not have been dropped, or only reflected the pain of the atomic bomb victims.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>These works even appeared in countries around the world under the name of \"anti-war,\" making readers in other countries feel sympathy for Japan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As for their own \"original sin,\" it was completely glossed over.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As a left-wing writer, Yoshikawa Yuichiro held similar views, so he nodded to show his acceptance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then he instructed someone to bring a stack of manuscript paper and handed it to Akiwara Yuto: \"This is the preface I wrote for this work.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Akiwara Yuto did not expect to have a \"preface\" written for him; he took it and began to read.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A so-called preface is an article placed before the main text of a work, the content of which mostly introduces and comments on the book’s ideological content and artistic features.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A preface written by the author themselves is called an \"author's preface,\" and one written by someone else is called a \"proxy preface.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the significance of a \"proxy preface\" often also indicates that writer’s recommendation of the work.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Akiwara Yuto quickly finished reading it all and found that this preface highly praised the work *A Personal Matter*, considering it a work very much worth reading.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After finishing, Akiwara Yuto expressed his gratitude: \"Thank you very much.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As far as he knew, Yoshikawa Yuichiro had not written a preface for anyone else for many years; he estimated that when it was published, many people in the industry would be surprised.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With another push, he might be able to create a new sales record for a traditional literary work.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But what he did not know was that just as he was rejoicing,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Keihansha had begun a serious discussion meeting regarding the issue of Akiwara Yuto’s book sales……\u003C\u002Fp>",1344,"2026-06-21T03:58:02.196Z",1,"Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite","0f903f67cdb6db9025bc99a272c99a8ac2fad096ac898d8d37ab44e39d719fdf","literary-master-of-tokyo-chapter-283","literary-master-of-tokyo-chapter-281",334,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fliterary-master-of-tokyo-cover.jpg"]