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voxday.net
In the absence of any new Murakami novels last year, I went on a fairly serious Japanese murder mystery bender. Of the 58 books I read in 2022, I'd say the best were Journey Under the Midnight Sun, The Penguin Book of Japanese Short Stories, and Masks. I also discovered that a) Banana Yoshimoto is [...] |
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rowman.com
Lake of Heaven is a tale of the people, culture, and environment of a Japanese mountain village that is sunk to build a dam. As Gary Snyder comments, the story becomes a parable for the larger wor... |
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readjapaneseliterature.com
There are comforting reads and there are comfort reads. All readers have days when they want to crawl into something familiar. But especially since the early days of the Coronavirus pandemic, some readers have sought out "comfort reads" as a genre in-and-of itself. A subset of these readers have found their niche in Japanese literature-and... |
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karensbooksandchocolate.blogspot.com
It's back! For the eighth year, I'm hosting the Back to the Classics Challenge, a year-long challenge in which participants are encouraged t... |
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