Review by Luke Tillier Sweet Bean Paste by Durian Sukegawa is a wonderful and contemplative story, providing the reader with a rich group of characters who form deep and meaningful friendships across the course of the story. The use of language by Sukegawa and Alison Watts (translator) is beautiful, and the description of the taste … Continue reading #IntlYALitMonth Review: Sweet Bean Paste
Anglophoned Fiction Favorites — by Smithsonian BookDragon Terry Hong, part 2
May GLLI Blog Series: Japan in Translation, No. 13 Editor's note: Today begins the second installment of Smithsonian BookDragon Terry Hong's current favorites in Japanese translated fiction. It's interesting though perhaps coincidental to note that five of Terry's nine recommendations were written by women, and seven of the nine were translated by women. I point … Continue reading Anglophoned Fiction Favorites — by Smithsonian BookDragon Terry Hong, part 2
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