'So über-zeitgeisty that it might have been written this morning yet it is far more than
merely topical or trendy as deep moral political social cultural architectural and lingual
problems collide throughout this short novel. A contemporary gem.' Spectator Welcome to the
Japan of tomorrow. Here the practice of a radical sympathy toward criminals has become the
norm and a grand skyscraper in the heart of Tokyo is planned to house wrongdoers in
compassionate comfort - Sympathy Tower Tokyo . Acclaimed architect Sara Machina has been
tasked with designing the city's new centrepiece but is riven by doubt. Haunted by a terrible
crime she experienced as a young girl she wonders if she might inherently disagree with the
values of the project which should be the pinnacle of her career. As Sara grapples with these
conflicting emotions her relationship with her gorgeous - and much younger - boyfriend grows
increasingly strained. In search of solace in need of creative inspiration Sara turns to the
knowing words of an AI chatbot... Awarded Japan's highest literary prize Sympathy Tower Tokyo
is an extraordinary novel from one of the most exciting new voices in world literature. Partly
inspired by conversations with an artificial intelligence it offers an extraordinary defence
of the power of language written by humans a touching exploration of the imaginative impulse
and an often hilarious send up of our modern world's unrelenting conformity. 'A bold
interrogation of crime punishment and redemption' Economist 'Stuns and illuminates.
Sympathy Tower Tokyo is an ode to language and possibility and the ongoing question of how to
be in an ever-changing world.' Bryan Washington author of Memorial ' A brilliantly
ambitious struggle and mediation on language thought and existence. A wondrous book' Nana
Kwame Adjei-Brenyah author of Chain-Gang All-Stars
