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1M ago
A Perfect day to be Alone by Nanae Aoyama Japanese fiction Original title – Hitori biyori (ひとり日和, translator – Jesse Kirkwood Source – Review copy I take a side step from Booker International with today’s post. I look at a book from Jpan as one of the big missing things from this year’s list was ..read more
Winstonsdad's Blog » Books from Japan
4M ago
Love at Six Thousand Degrees by Maki Kashimada Japanese fiction Original title – Rokusendo no ai (六〇〇〇度の愛), Translator -Haydn Trowell Source – Review copy I was lucky to get sent this as I had reviewed her other book last year as part of my January in Japan reading. Touring the Land of the Dead was ..read more
Winstonsdad's Blog » Books from Japan
4M ago
Masks by Fumiko Enchi Japanese fiction Original title – Onna Men, Translator – Juliet Winters Carpenter Source – Library I am bringing a new voice to the blog today. I had seen this Vintage cover just before Christmas; someone had posted it somewhere, and I liked it I then looked and found it was a ..read more
Winstonsdad's Blog » Books from Japan
4M ago
What you are looking for is in the Library by Michiko Aoyama Japanese fiction Original title – お探し物は図書室まで Translator – Alison Watts Source – Personal copy What better than a feel-good piece of literature to kick off 2024 for Winstonsdad. A book about the power of books and libraries is even more suitable, and a ..read more
Winstonsdad's Blog » Books from Japan
5M ago
This is Amiko, Do You Copy? by Natsuko Imamura Japanese Fiction Original title – こちらあみ子 Translator – Hitomi Yoshio Source – Review copy This is an early book from the Japanese writer Natsuko Imamura she has been nominated three times for the Akutagawa Prize one of the biggest book prizes in Japan. I have reviewed ..read more
Winstonsdad's Blog » Books from Japan
5M ago
Touring the land of the dead by Maki Kashimada Japanese Novellas Original title –Meido meguri (冥土めぐり) Translator – Haydn Trowell Source – Library book This book has two novellas in it I am only talking about the first novella as the second novella is connected to Junchiro The Makioka sisters a book I have yet ..read more
Winstonsdad's Blog » Books from Japan
5M ago
Women running in the Mountains by Yūko Tsushima Japanese fiction Original title -山を走る女, Yama wo hashiru onna Translator – Geraldine Harcourt Source – personal copy Another stop on this year’s Japan in January is a modern classic from Japan Yūko Tsushima was the daughter of the famed Japanese writer Osamu Dazai although he took his ..read more
Winstonsdad's Blog » Books from Japan
5M ago
Before the coffee gets cold by Toshikazu kawaguchi Japanese fiction Orignal title – コーヒーが冷めないうちに, Kohi ga Samenai Uchi n Translator -Geoffrey Trousselot Source – personal copy I decide to pick a less taxing book for my next January in Japan read and I choose this book that has had a couple of follow-up books ..read more
Winstonsdad's Blog » Books from Japan
5M ago
The Chronicles of Lord Asunaro by Kanji Hanawa Japanese Novella Original title – Asunaroko Huntoki/あすなろ公奮闘記 Translator – Meredith McKinny Source – Review copy I should have gotten round to this book earlier from Red Circle had kindly sent me a number of their books they have brought out a number ion short novellas from Japanese ..read more
Winstonsdad's Blog » Books from Japan
5M ago
Black Box by Shiori Ito Japanese non-fiction Original title -Black Box Translator – Alison Markin Powell Source – Subscription edition I have the last few years start to take out a few subscriptions and one of the publishers I chose is Tilted Axis as they seem to be riding the wave of innovative choices to ..read more