Translated from the Japanese by Alexander O. Smith with Elye J. Alexander Five words from the blurb: Tokyo, ex-husband, shattered, Police, genius I hadn’t heard of this book until one of my sister’s friends recommended it to me, but I love Japanese thrillers and so decided to give it a try. I’m pleased that [...]
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The Housekeeper and The Professor – Yoko Ogawa
Translated from the Japanese by Stephen Snyder Five words from the blurb: maths, memory, affection, riddles, past People have raved about The Housekeeper and The Professor ever since its release last year, but although I enjoyed reading it I wasn’t bowled over in the way most other readers have been. The book centres on a [...]
Paprika – Yasutaka Tsutsui
Translated from the Japanese by Andrew Driver I bought this book because I saw the following phrase on the cover: A Japanese master to be ranked alongside Haruki Murakami I hadn’t heard of the author, but I’m afraid I have no self control when I see the word Murakami – I just have to see [...]
The Japanese Literature Challenge IV
I love Japanese Literature and so enjoy browsing the reviews on the Japanese Literature Challenge site. Bellezza has done a fantastic job promoting Japanese fiction and now that my Booker reading is coming to an end I’ll be spending more time reading books in translation. I don’t think I’ll be able to read that many [...]
The Woman in the Dunes – Kobo Abe
Translated from the Japanese by E. Dale Saunders The Woman in the Dunes is a classic of Japanese literature. It was first published in 1962 and immediately received critical acclaim. It is said to have influenced Murakami and the new Penguin classics version has an introduction written by David Mitchell, so perhaps you can see [...]
The Tale of Genji: Chapters 18 – 20
It has been a long time since I last picked up The Tale of Genji, but I am not going to let it defeat me! Six months may have passed since I last made the effort to read it, but I have promised myself that I will finish it and so although my progress may [...]
