Heaven by Mieko Kawakami — how to survive in a cruel world 
Shortlisted for the 2022 International Booker Prize, Mieko Kawakami’s Heaven is compelling and disturbing in equal measures. The issue is
Read moreShortlisted for the 2022 International Booker Prize, Mieko Kawakami’s Heaven is compelling and disturbing in equal measures. The issue is
Read moreSix new books that have joined my bookcases this week: from Japanese crime fiction to race and identity in the American south.
Read moreUntil I read The Great Passage my understanding of the complexities involved in writing and publishing a dictionary was next
Read moreToday is National Foundation Day (Kenkokukinen-no-Hi), in Japan, a day which marks the enthronement of the country’s first Emperor. Although
Read moreEvents like the Japanese Literature Challenge give me a great excuse to have a rummage through the shelves and stacks
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