Abstract

Kotoha Ninomiya, an office worker, was in a terrible mood when she attended the wedding of her childhood friend Atsushi, whom she had a crush on. However, at the wedding, she encountered a shocking speech that moved her to tears. It was a congratulatory speech by the legendary speechwriter Kumi Kuon . Fascinated by the words that changed the atmosphere, Kotoha immediately became her apprentice. After learning from Kumi, she was selected as a speechwriter for the opposition party calling for a "change of government"!

Author’s Information

Born in Tokyo in 1962. Graduated from the Department of Literature at Kwansei Gakuin University and the School of Humanities and Social Sciences at Waseda University. After working at the Itochu Corporation, Harada held positions in the preparation office for the Mori Art Museum, and the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) in New York. In 2002, she began working as a freelance curator and culture writer. In 2005, Harada received the First〈Japanese Love Story Award 〉for her novel Waiting for Good News (Takarajimasha), and made her debut as a writer in 2006. In 2012, her book Canvas of Paradise (Shinchosha) won the 25th 〈Yamamoto Shugoro Award〉, and in 2017, her novel LeachSensei (Shueisha) received the Nitta Jiro Award. Her other works include Today Is a Good Day (Tokuma), The Name Above the Title (Bungei Shunju), Tossed But Never Sink (Gentosha),Permanent Exhibition (Shincho), and The List of Matsukata, Imaginary Museum (Bungei Shunju). She has also published numerous art-themed novels, and collections of essays such as Van Gogh’s Footsteps (Gentosha) and A piece of Painting (Shueisha).