Can a robot really kill a human?! 'The Night the Robot Cried' by sci-fi supernova Silvia Park (translated by Machiko Fujisawa) to be published by Shinchosha Bunko on May 28th (Thu)!

A new talent in the sci-fi world, representing the next generation after Ted Chiang and Ken Liu, has arrived! Silvia Park's astonishing debut, 'The Night the Robot Cried' (translated by Machiko Fujisawa), will be published by Shinchosha Bunko on May 28th (Thu). The Locus Award, a prestigious literary prize in the sci-fi world, has gained significant attention after Sayaka Murata's 'Earthlings' was selected as a finalist in the translation category. Silvia Park, a Korean-American author, is a finalist in the Best First Novel category for her debut work, 'The Night the Robot Cried.' While the success of Asian-American authors like Ted Chiang and Ken Liu is remarkable, this debut by a next-generation female author delivers a grand message to all living things. As a near-future sci-fi work that questions various ambiguities on Earth, such as humans and robots, good and evil, and gender issues, it has been a hot topic before publication and has already been slated for a TV drama adaptation. It has also won the Otherwise Award (formerly the James Tiptree Jr. Award), given to sci-fi/fantasy novels that contribute to the understanding of gender, and the LA Times Book Prize in the Sci-Fi/Fantasy category. This is the memorable debut of an author who will undoubtedly lead the future of the sci-fi world.