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In dieser Folge mit Meike, Robin und Anika: "Reservoir Bitches" von Dahlia de la Cerda, "Small Boat" von Vincent Delecroix, "Under the Eye Of the Big Bird" von Hiromi Kawakami, "Das Buch vom Verschwinden" von Ibtisam Azem und "Die Perfektionen" von Vincenzo Latronico (und auch ein bisschen "Eurotrash" und "Hunchback"). Es ist wieder soweit: Der Preislistenpodcast Eures Vertrauens nimmt die Nominierten des diesjährigen International Booker Prize unter die Lupe! Hat die Jury wirklich die besten ins Englische übersetzten Romane und Kurzgeschichtensammlungen ausgewählt oder do they bring us on the palm? Wir investigieren!
Host Meg Wolitzer presents three stories by contemporary Japanese writers that were featured during a live program created in collaboration with the Japan Society. Each touches on the idea of letting go. In “Hawaii,” Aoko Matsuda imagines a afterlife for garments. It's read by Maria Dizzia. In “Sunrise,” by Erika Kobayashi, a woman's life parallels the world of nuclear power. The reader is Rita Wolf. And Hugh Dancy meets a mermaid in Hiromi Kawakami's “I Won't Let You Go.”
Kym Marsh on stepping into the iconic role of Beverly in theatre classic Abigail's Party as the play opens at the Royal Exchange Theatre in Manchester.Film critic Hannah Strong and George Pundek, co-host of the Pulp Kitchen film podcast, on why so many of the big film franchises are facing difficulties.Severance creator Dan Erickson on making a television hit with his debut project.Novelist Max Porter, who is chair of the judges for this year's International Booker Prize, on the books that have made the shortlist: On the Calculation of Volume One by Solvej Balle, translated by Barbara J Haveland Small Boat by Vincent Delecroix, translated by Helen Stevenson Under the Eye of the Big Bird by Hiromi Kawakami, translated by Asa Yoneda Perfection by Vincenzo Latronico, translated by Sophie Hughes Heart Lamp by Banu Mushtaq, translated by Deepa Bhasthi A Leopard-Skin Hat by Anne Serre, translated by Mark HutchinsonPresenter: Nick Ahad Producer: Ekene Akalawu
Welcome to One Bright Book! Join our hosts Rebecca, Dorian, and Frances as they discuss THE TREES by Percival Everett, and chat about their current reading. For our next episode, we will discuss O PIONEERS! by Willa Cather. We would love to have you read along with us, and join us for our conversation coming to you in late April. Books mentioned: The Trees by Percival Everett James by Percival Everett Erasure by Percival Everett God's Country by Percival Everett Sonnets for a Missing Key by Percival Everett The Sellout by Paul Beatty Scaffolding by Lauren Elkin On the Calculation of Volume, Volume 1 by Solvej Balle, translated from the Dutch by Barbara J. Haveland Solenoid by Mircea Cărtărescu, translated from the Romanian by Sean Cotter Hunchback by Saou Ichikawa, translated from the Japanese by Polly Barton Under the Eye of the Big Bird by Hiromi Kawakami, translated from the Japanese by Asa Yoneda Eurotrash by Christian Kracht, translated from the German by Daniel Bowles On a Woman's Madness by Astrid Roemer, translated from the Dutch by Lucy Scott Herman Melville: A Biography, Volume 1, 1819-1851 by Hershel Parker Partners in Crime by Agatha Christie The Parisian by Isabella Hammad O Pioneers! By Willa Cather You might also be interested in: I'm Getting Out of Her by Leo Robson - https://www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v44/n21/leo-robson/i-m-getting-out-of-here TomorrowTalks with Percival Everett: The Trees - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=irzJhamPVJw Further resources and links are available on our website at onebrightbook.com. Browse our bookshelves at Bookshop.org. Comments? Write us at onebrightmail at gmail Find us on Bluesky at https://bsky.app/profile/onebrightbook.bsky.social Frances: https://bsky.app/profile/nonsuchbook.bsky.social Dorian: https://bsky.app/profile/ds228.bsky.social Rebecca: https://bsky.app/profile/ofbooksandbikes.bsky.social Dorian's blog: https://eigermonchjungfrau.blog/ Rebecca's newsletter: https://readingindie.substack.com/ Our theme music was composed and performed by Owen Maitzen. You can find more of his music here: https://soundcloud.com/omaitzen.
Cette semaine, La vie en BD se met en mode «Club de lecture» et, pour l'occasion, tente «d'en finir» avec le manga.Au programme: discussions de nos quatre lecteurs passionnés - Émilie Roy-Brière, Marco Duchesne, Édouard Tremblay et Raymond Poirier - autour de quatre univers liés au manga: Les années douces, de Jiro Taniguchi, d'après Hiromi Kawakami; L'enfant et le maudit, de Nagabe; Lone Wolf and Cub, de Kozuo Koike et Goseki Kojima; et Les brigades immunitaires BLACK, d'Harada Shigemitsu et Hatsuyoshi Issei.
In this episode, a few pages from the following books will be read:Dragon Palace by Hiromi Kawakami, translated by Ted GoossenAetherial Worlds: Stories by Tatyana Tolstaya, translated by Anya MigdalWhite Cat, Black Dog: Stories by Kelly Link
We will be mixing it up today and taking on the persona of a book friend and reading one of their favourite genres, subjects, or formats. What are the lessons learned from this exercise? We shall find out! Books mentioned on this episode: Your Brain on Art: How the Arts Transform Us by Ivy Ross and Susan Magsamen, Dragon Palace by Hiromi Kawakami, translated by Ted Goossen, A Study in Drowning by Ava Reid, and Flying Witch by Chihiro Ishizuka.
Hiromi Kawakami har skrivit en bok bestående av tre noveller, vi undrar om hon må hända käkat svamp när hon skrev dem? Vi får träffa husandar, ormmänniskor, kvinnor som förvandlas till pärlor och blir uppätna, världar där gränsen mellan det människliga och djurvärlden suddats ut. Det är noveller som inte lämnar en, samtidigt som det är svårt att avgöra om vi förstått dem alls och vad tanken är att texterna ska säg oss? Vi kommer kanske inte så långt i vår analys av den hör boken, trots många tappra försök och förslag till tolkning. Men vi misstänker att det är just detta som är författarens intention, att skap stort utrymme för fritolkning.
Am 12. Januar feiert Haruki Murakami nicht nur seinen 75. Geburtstag, er beschenkt sich und seine Leserinnen und Leser auch mit einem neuen Roman: "Die Stadt und ihre ungewisse Mauer". Ursula Gräfe überträgt seit mehr als 20 Jahren Haruki Murakamis Bücher ins Deutsche und kennt sich aus im Kosmos des japanischen Bestseller-Autors. Zusammen mit der Übersetzerin betritt Nadine Murakamis Welten – die sich fließend im magischen Raum zwischen Wirklichkeit und Irrealem bewegen. Damit ist Haruki Murakami seit Jahrzehnten weltweit erfolgreich. Was macht seine Literatur aus? Was hat es mit der geheimnisvollen Stadt im neuen Roman auf sich? Wie ist der scheue Autor so, wenn man ihn persönlich trifft? Was macht die Arbeit von Ursula Gräfe besonders knifflig? Darüber unterhalten sich Nadine und Ursula Gräfe in der virtuellen Zwischenwelt zwischen Frankfurt am Main und Berlin. Das Buch: Haruki Murakami: "Die Stadt und ihre ungewisse Mauer", 640 Seiten, DuMont Buchverlag, 34,00 Euro. Die Übersetzerin: Ursula Gräfe lebt und arbeitet in Frankfurt am Main, wo sie 1956 geboren wurde. Sie hat Japanologie und Anglistik studiert und übersetzt aus dem Jampanischen die Werke von Haruki Murakami ins Deutsche, außerdem u.a. Yukio Mishima, Hiromi Kawakami, Sayaka Murata. Für ihre Arbeit erhielt sie 2019 gemeinsam mit Nora Bierich den japanischen Noma Award for the Translation of Japanese Literature. Ursula Gräfe empfiehlt: Georgi Gospodinov: "Zeitzuflucht", aus dem Bulgarischen übersetzt von Alexander Sitzmann, Aufbau Verlag, 342 Seiten, 24,00 Euro Nadine empfiehlt: Zeruya Shalev: "Nicht ich", aus dem Hebräischen übersetzt von Anne Birkenhauer, Piper Verlag, 208 Seiten, 24,00 Euro Außerdem sprechen Nadine und Ursula Gräfe über diese Bücher: Haruki Murakami: "Hard Boiled Wonderland und das Ende der Welt", übersetzt von Amelie Ortmanns, DuMont Buchverlag, 512 Seiten, 26 Euro Haruki Murakami: "Die Chroniken des Aufziehvogels", neu übersetzt von Ursula Gräfe, DuMont Buchverlag, 1008 Seiten, 34 Euro Haruki Murakami: "Die unheimliche Bibliothek", übersetzt von Ursula Gräfe, illustriert von Kat Menschik, DuMont Buchverlag, 64 Seiten, 14,99 Euro.
Antonella Estévez, Alberto Mayol y Omar Sarrás comentan "De pronto oigo la voz del agua" una novela inquietante en su modo menor y poético de describir la soledad y los vínculos, y en su manera de vestir de cotidianeidad traumas y complejidades existenciales.
Antonella Estévez, Alberto Mayol y Omar Sarrás comentan "De pronto oigo la voz del agua" una novela inquietante en su modo menor y poético de describir la soledad y los vínculos, y en su manera de vestir de cotidianeidad traumas y complejidades existenciales.
A palavra deste episódio é: FÉRIAS. Não só porque nós precisamos muito de umas, mas sobretudo porque vos trazemos sugestões de leitura para vários contextos. Querem livros para ler na praia? Temos. Para levar para o campo? Sim. Para descansar o cérebro? Também. Se, depois disto, forem de férias e não levarem um livro, chamamos a Amália (a lontra). Livros mencionados neste episódio: - The Candy House, Jennifer Egan (0:41) - Hello Beautiful, Ann Napolitano (1:11) - The Dictionary of Lost Words, Pip Williams (3:53) - The Switch, Beth O'Leary (4:27) - Swimming in the Dark, Tomasz Jedrowski (5:33) - Writers & Lovers, Lily King (5:47) - Books Lovers, Emily Henry (7:12) - O Lugar das Árvores Tristes, Lénia Rufino (8:07) - Bringing Down the Duke, Evie Dunmore (9:03) - Conversations with Friends, Sally Rooney (9:31) - The Paper Palace, Miranda Cowley Heller (11:27 & 37:35) - Every Summer After, Carley Fortune (12:09) - Série Bellinger Sisters, Tessa Bailey (12:46) - Lizzie & Dante, Mary Bly (13:39 & 42:59) - You and Me on Vacation, Emily Henry (14:03) - Autobiografia Não Autorizada, Dulce Maria Cardoso (15:24) - Malibu Rising, Taylor Jenkins Reid (17:32) - To the Wedding, John Berger (19:13) - Leme, Madalena Sá Fernandes (19:43) - O Pintor Debaixo do Lava-Loiças, Afonso Cruz (20:03) - O Terceiro País, Karina Sainz Borgo (20:40) - Foster & Small Things Like These, Claire Keegan (22:14) - The Penelopiad, Margaret Atwood (22:36) - Mulheres de Sal, Gabriela Garcia (23:44) - Nothing to See Here, Kevin Wilson (26:28) - Happy Place, Emily Henry (27:09) - Things We Do Not Tell the People We Love, Huma Qureshi (27:34) - Daisy Jones and The Six, Taylor Jenkins Reid (28:52) - Omelette: Food, Love, Chaos and Other Conversations, Jessie Ware (30:10) - Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe, Benjamin Alire Saenz (31:09) - Send Nudes, Saba Sams (31:39) - The Sun is Also a Star, Nicola Yoon (32:36) - Shipped, Angie Hockman (36:01) - Other People's Clothes, Calla Henkel (38:17) - The Island of Missing Trees, Elif Shafak (38:59) - Strange Weather in Tokyo, Hiromi Kawakami (39:31) - Burial Rites, Hannah Kent (40:05) - One Italian Summer, Rebecca Serle (44:33) ________________ Enviem as vossas questões ou sugestões para livratepodcast@gmail.com. Juntem-se ao nosso Discord em: https://discord.gg/aRR7B2dfBT. Encontrem-nos nas redes sociais: www.instagram.com/julesdsilva www.instagram.com/ritadanova/ twitter.com/julesxdasilva twitter.com/RitaDaNova [a imagem do podcast é da autoria da maravilhosa, incrível e talentosa Mariana Cardoso, que podem encontrar em marianarfpcardoso@hotmail.com]
E se os festivais tivessem alinhamentos de livros em vez de bandas? O Livra-te achou por bem concretizar essa visão. Três dias da Rita, três dias da Joana, com temas para todos os gostos. Alive, we're coming for you. Livros mencionados neste episódio: - The Hating Game, Sally Thorne (3:10) - Our Stop, Laura Jane Williams (3:35) - People We Meet On Vacation & Book Lovers, Emily Henry (3:37) - Hook, Line and Sinker, Tessa Bailey (3:44) - Funny Feelings, Tarah Dewitt (3:47) - Happy Hour, Marlowe Granados (4:07) - Bunny, Mona Awad (4:22) - Sorrow and Bliss, Meg Mason (4:28) - Our Wives Under the Sea, Julia Armfield (4:35 & 11:40) - Cleopatra and Frankenstein, Coco Mellors (4:40) - Normal People, Sally Rooney (4:43) - Crying in H Mart, Michelle Zauner (5:38) - Conversations on Love, Natasha Lunn (5:49) - Conversations With Friends, Sally Rooney (6:00) - Snowflake, Louise Nealon (6:17) - The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo, Taylor Jenkins Reid (6:27) - Modern Love, editado por Daniel Jones (6:43) - Clytemnestra, Costanza Casati (7:16) - The Silence of the Girls, Pat Barker (7:35) - Mythos, Stephen Fry (7:50) - Ariadne, Jennifer Saint (8:30) - Circe, Madeline Miller (8:48) - Stone Blind, Natalie Haynes (8:50) - Cult Classic, Sloane Crosley (10:21) - The Penelopiad, Margaret Atwood (10:46) - Girl in White, Sue Hubbard (11:24) - Hex, Jenni Fagan (11:52) - Strange Weather in Tokyo, Hiromi Kawakami (12:00) - We All Want Impossible Things, Catherine Newman (12:41) - On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous, Ocean Vuong (13:14) - Almond, Won-Pyung Sohn (13:44) - The Year of Magical Thinking, Joan Didion (14:04) - Swimming in the Dark, Tomasz Jedrowski (14:25) - A Little Life, Hanya Yanagihara (14:40) ________________ Enviem as vossas questões ou sugestões para livratepodcast@gmail.com. Encontrem-nos nas redes sociais: www.instagram.com/julesdsilva www.instagram.com/ritadanova/ twitter.com/julesxdasilva twitter.com/RitaDaNova [a imagem do podcast é da autoria da maravilhosa, incrível e talentosa Mariana Cardoso, que podem encontrar em marianarfpcardoso@hotmail.com]
A palavra do dia é Hype. Pegamos em alguns dos livros mais falados em todo o lado e dividimos em duas caixas: aqueles que lemos e não corresponderam, e os que ainda queremos ler. Livros mencionados neste episódio - The Penelopiad, Margaret Atwood (2:30) - Romantic Comedy, Curtis Sittenfeld (3:10) - Desire, Haruki Murakami (4:37) - Happy Place, Emily Henry (4:55 & 12:41) - People From My Neighbourhood, Hiromi Kawakami (6:46) - E Se Eu Morrer Amanhã?, Filipa Fonseca Silva (7:21) - Stone Blind, Natalie Haynes (9:35) - Tis is the Season for Revenge, Morgan Elizabeth (14:47) - Os Meus Dias na Livraria Morisaki, Satoshi Yagisawa (15:35) - Before the Coffee Gets Cold, Toshikazu Kawaguchi (16:30) - Icebreaker, Hannah Grace (18:18) - Kim Jiyoung Born 1982, Cho Nam-Joo (19:21) - How to Kill Your Family, Bella Mackie (21:18) - The Roommate, Rosie Danan (22:04) - The Midnight Library, Matt Haig (23:40) - They Both Die at the End, Adam Silvera (25:02) - Shipped, Angie Hockman (26:21) - The Spanish Love Deception, Elena Armas (27:13) - Everything I Never Told You, Celest Ng (29:06) - Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, Gabrielle Zevin (30:39) - Beach Read, Emily Henry (31:49) - All the Light We Cannot See, Anthony Doerr (33:42) - On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous, Ocean Vuong (36:43) - My Year of Rest and Relaxation, Otessa Moshfeg (38:03) - Ninth House, Leigh Bardugo (38:50) - The Atlas Six, Olivie Blake (39:04) - Saga Lovelight, B. K. Borison (41:24) - Homegoing, Yaa Gyasi (43:02) - Love and Other Words, Christina Lauren (43:32) - Every Summer After, Carley Fortune (44:33) - Thins We Never Got Over, Lucy Score (46:14) - Hamnet, Maggie O'Farrell (47:40) - Bliss Montage, Ling Ma (49:11) - School for Good Mothers, Jessamine Chan (50:25) - Lonely Castle in the Mirror, Muziku Tsujimura (51:29) - The Poppy War & Babel & Yellowface, R. F. Kuang (53:12) - The Silence of the Girls, Pat Barker (55:38) ________________ Enviem as vossas questões ou sugestões para livratepodcast@gmail.com. Encontrem-nos nas redes sociais: www.instagram.com/julesdsilva www.instagram.com/ritadanova/ twitter.com/julesxdasilva twitter.com/RitaDaNova [a imagem do podcast é da autoria da maravilhosa, incrível e talentosa Mariana Cardoso, que podem encontrar em marianarfpcardoso@hotmail.com]
‘Novelas y cuentos tabú'. Especial de Patricia Del Rio sobre libros y textos que en su momento fueron considerados escandalosos, algunos censurados. Revisaremos algunas obras incómodas y otras reveladoras. Empezamos con Donatien Alphonse François de Sade, o simplemente el marqués de Sade: ‘120 días de Sodoma', continuamos con ‘Cien años de Soledad', ‘Edipo Rey' , ‘Lolita' del ruso Vladimir Nabokov. ...la escritora japonesa, Hiromi Kawakami con su novela: ‘De pronto oigo la voz del agua' y cerramos este recuento de textos tabús con el escritor norteamericano Charles Bukowski, considerado uno de los máximos representantes del realismo sucio, un movimiento literario que apuesta por la sobriedad, la parquedad, el uso de pocas palabras, y apuestan por que sea el contexto el que sugiera el sentido de la obra. Los personajes de estas narraciones suelen ser individuos vulgares, o comunes corrientes que llevan vidas convencionales o cotidianas. Cerramos con ‘Oso', de la escritora canadiense Marian Engel... En la entrevista de la semana, el escritor Hernán Mingoya recordando su libro ‘Todas putas'... Las canciones inspiradas en esta temática son: ‘Todo lo que me gusta es ilegal' de Pata Negra; ‘I feel good' de Jessy je; ‘Its a sin' de Pet Shop Boys; ‘The End' de The Doors; ‘Like that' de Bea Miller; ‘My Harts belongs to Daddy' de Alina and this fine gentelmen; ‘Animal Instict' de Cranberries... Letras en el tiempo lo escuchas los domingos a las 7:00 de la noche por RPP Noticias, rpp.pe, el podcast del programa y por Spotify. Conducción y producción: Patricia del Río ||| Edición de audio: Andrés Rodríguez ||| Episodio 14 – Cuarta temporada 2023.
‘Novelas y cuentos tabú'. Especial de Patricia Del Rio sobre libros y textos que en su momento fueron considerados escandalosos, algunos censurados. Revisaremos algunas obras incómodas y otras reveladoras. Empezamos con Donatien Alphonse François de Sade, o simplemente el marqués de Sade: ‘120 días de Sodoma', continuamos con ‘Cien años de Soledad', ‘Edipo Rey' , ‘Lolita' del ruso Vladimir Nabokov. ...la escritora japonesa, Hiromi Kawakami con su novela: ‘De pronto oigo la voz del agua' y cerramos este recuento de textos tabús con el escritor norteamericano Charles Bukowski, considerado uno de los máximos representantes del realismo sucio, un movimiento literario que apuesta por la sobriedad, la parquedad, el uso de pocas palabras, y apuestan por que sea el contexto el que sugiera el sentido de la obra. Los personajes de estas narraciones suelen ser individuos vulgares, o comunes corrientes que llevan vidas convencionales o cotidianas. Cerramos con ‘Oso', de la escritora canadiense Marian Engel... En la entrevista de la semana, el escritor Hernán Mingoya recordando su libro ‘Todas putas'... Las canciones inspiradas en esta temática son: ‘Todo lo que me gusta es ilegal' de Pata Negra; ‘I feel good' de Jessy je; ‘Its a sin' de Pet Shop Boys; ‘The End' de The Doors; ‘Like that' de Bea Miller; ‘My Harts belongs to Daddy' de Alina and this fine gentelmen; ‘Animal Instict' de Cranberries... Letras en el tiempo lo escuchas los domingos a las 7:00 de la noche por RPP Noticias, rpp.pe, el podcast del programa y por Spotify. Conducción y producción: Patricia del Río ||| Edición de audio: Andrés Rodríguez ||| Episodio 14 – Cuarta temporada 2023.
The tables have turned! This week, instead of recommending books we have read and loved, we had to read books someone else has recommended to us. These books include a melancholic read with not much happening, a thrift shop with eccentric customers, a queen who doesn't want to die, and a detective taking witness statements from ghosts. Are the Keep It Fictional librarians good at taking recommendations? Let's find out. Books mentioned on this show: At Dusk by Hwang Sok-yong, translated by Sora Kim-Russell, The Nakano Thrift Shop by Hiromi Kawakami, translated by Allison Markin Powell, The Snow Queen by Joan D. Vinge, and Midnight Riot (or Rivers of London in the U.K.) by Ben Aaronovitch. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/keepitfictional/message
Hoje falamos das 5 Linguagens do Amor, um tema sugerido pela nossa ouvinte Kylie, e revelamos que a nossa não é nenhuma dessas — é mesmo o conhecimento partilhado de referências obscuras da internet e usá-las em todas as ocasiões. Livros mencionados neste episódio: - The Dead Romantics, Ashley Poston (2:20) - Lonely Castle in the Mirror, Mizuki Tsujimura (3:01) - Thank You For Listening, Julia Whelan (12:05) - Cleopatra and Frankenstein, Coco Mellors (12:24) - Beautiful World, Where Are You?, Sally Rooney (12:51) - Daisy Jones & The Six, Taylor Jenkins Reid (13:18) - Almond, Won-Pyung Sohn (14:44) - One True Loves, Taylor Jenkins Reid (15:51) - Conversations on Love, Natasha Lunn (17:07) - You've Reached Sam, Dustin Thao (17:32) - Strange Weather in Tokyo, Hiromi Kawakami (18:05) - Funny You Should Ask, Elisa Sussman (19:02) - Heartstopper, Alice Oseman (19:19) - Beach Read, Emily Henry (19:54) - You and Me On Vacation, Emily Henry (20:03) - The Switch, Beth O'Leary (20:33) - We All Want Impossible Things, Catherine Newman (20:59) - Autumn, Ali Smith (21:38) - Mayflies, Andrew O'Hagan (21:53) - The Paper Palace, Miranda Cowley Heller (22:31) - Icebreaker, Hannah Grace (23:02) - Normal People, Sally Rooney (23:55) - Open Water, Caleb Azumah Nelson (24:53) - Seven Days in June, Tia Williams (25:15) - The Kiss Quotient, Helen Hoang (25:30) - A Court of Thorns and Roses, Sarah J. Maas (26:07) - Carrie Soto is Back, Taylor Jenkins Reid (27:00) - It Happened One Summer, Tessa Bailey (27:27) - Act Your Age, Eve Brown, Talia Hibbert (28:43) - The Bees, Laline Paull (29:43) - Pizza Girl, Jean Kyoung Frazier (31:04) - Crying in H Mart, Michelle Zauner (32:46) - My Sister, the Serial Killer, Oyinkan Braithwaite (33:12) - Convenience Store Woman, Sayaka Murata (33:26) - Vladimir, Julia May Jonas (24:26) - Conversations With Friends, Sally Rooney (35:23) - Piranesi, Susanna Clarke (36:12) - The Island of Missing Trees, Elif Shafak (36:48) - Remarkably Bright Creatures, Shelby Van Pelt (37:13) - The Dictionary of Lost Words, Pip Williams (37:42) ________________ Enviem as vossas questões ou sugestões para livratepodcast@gmail.com. Encontrem-nos nas redes sociais: www.instagram.com/julesdsilva www.instagram.com/ritadanova/ twitter.com/julesxdasilva twitter.com/RitaDaNova [a imagem do podcast é da autoria da maravilhosa, incrível e talentosa Mariana Cardoso, que podem encontrar em marianarfpcardoso@hotmail.com]
“The Little Mermaid” has become popular around the world since the Danish author Hans Christian Andersen published it almost two centuries ago. Lucy Fraser's The Pleasures of Metamorphosis: Japanese and English Fairy Tale Transformations of “The Little Mermaid” (Wayne State University Press, 2017) uses Japanese and American transformations of “The Little Mermaid” to think through the pleasures that the text provides for consumers. Building on Mayako Murai's From Dog Bridegroom to Wolf Girl: Contemporary Japanese Fairy-Tale Adaptations in Conversation with the West, Fraser tracks transformations from the nineteenth century through 2008, with particular attention to literary and filmic media. The binary languages of the title are matched by a series of binaries that Fraser identifies within The Little Mermaid and its transformations. Fraser shows how Andersen's story presents readers with strict binaries – like human-merfolk, sea-land, and soul-soulless – only for the protagonist to transgress them. The Pleasures of Metamorphosis then presents readers with more binaries – between transformations that emphasize the (male, human) prince and those that emphasize the (female, non-human) mermaid, for example – to show the diverse pleasures inherent to the text. In so doing, The Pleasures of Metamorphosis traverses Disney's classic animated film and Studio Ghibli's more recent Ponyo (2008) as well as literature by a host of skilled writers, including Yumiko Kurahashi, Banana Yoshimoto, Jun'ichirō Tanizaki, Oscar Wilde, Kōbō Abe, Yōko Ogawa, Shūji Terayama, and Hiromi Kawakami. The book concludes by showing the promise of theories surrounding Japan's shōjo, or girls', culture for non-Japanese works. Lucy Fraser is Senior Lecturer in Japanese at The University of Queensland, Australia, where she teaches Japanese language and literature. Amanda Kennell is an Assistant Teaching Professor of International Studies at North Carolina State University who researches Japanese culture and contemporary media. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/new-books-network
“The Little Mermaid” has become popular around the world since the Danish author Hans Christian Andersen published it almost two centuries ago. Lucy Fraser's The Pleasures of Metamorphosis: Japanese and English Fairy Tale Transformations of “The Little Mermaid” (Wayne State University Press, 2017) uses Japanese and American transformations of “The Little Mermaid” to think through the pleasures that the text provides for consumers. Building on Mayako Murai's From Dog Bridegroom to Wolf Girl: Contemporary Japanese Fairy-Tale Adaptations in Conversation with the West, Fraser tracks transformations from the nineteenth century through 2008, with particular attention to literary and filmic media. The binary languages of the title are matched by a series of binaries that Fraser identifies within The Little Mermaid and its transformations. Fraser shows how Andersen's story presents readers with strict binaries – like human-merfolk, sea-land, and soul-soulless – only for the protagonist to transgress them. The Pleasures of Metamorphosis then presents readers with more binaries – between transformations that emphasize the (male, human) prince and those that emphasize the (female, non-human) mermaid, for example – to show the diverse pleasures inherent to the text. In so doing, The Pleasures of Metamorphosis traverses Disney's classic animated film and Studio Ghibli's more recent Ponyo (2008) as well as literature by a host of skilled writers, including Yumiko Kurahashi, Banana Yoshimoto, Jun'ichirō Tanizaki, Oscar Wilde, Kōbō Abe, Yōko Ogawa, Shūji Terayama, and Hiromi Kawakami. The book concludes by showing the promise of theories surrounding Japan's shōjo, or girls', culture for non-Japanese works. Lucy Fraser is Senior Lecturer in Japanese at The University of Queensland, Australia, where she teaches Japanese language and literature. Amanda Kennell is an Assistant Teaching Professor of International Studies at North Carolina State University who researches Japanese culture and contemporary media. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/history
“The Little Mermaid” has become popular around the world since the Danish author Hans Christian Andersen published it almost two centuries ago. Lucy Fraser's The Pleasures of Metamorphosis: Japanese and English Fairy Tale Transformations of “The Little Mermaid” (Wayne State University Press, 2017) uses Japanese and American transformations of “The Little Mermaid” to think through the pleasures that the text provides for consumers. Building on Mayako Murai's From Dog Bridegroom to Wolf Girl: Contemporary Japanese Fairy-Tale Adaptations in Conversation with the West, Fraser tracks transformations from the nineteenth century through 2008, with particular attention to literary and filmic media. The binary languages of the title are matched by a series of binaries that Fraser identifies within The Little Mermaid and its transformations. Fraser shows how Andersen's story presents readers with strict binaries – like human-merfolk, sea-land, and soul-soulless – only for the protagonist to transgress them. The Pleasures of Metamorphosis then presents readers with more binaries – between transformations that emphasize the (male, human) prince and those that emphasize the (female, non-human) mermaid, for example – to show the diverse pleasures inherent to the text. In so doing, The Pleasures of Metamorphosis traverses Disney's classic animated film and Studio Ghibli's more recent Ponyo (2008) as well as literature by a host of skilled writers, including Yumiko Kurahashi, Banana Yoshimoto, Jun'ichirō Tanizaki, Oscar Wilde, Kōbō Abe, Yōko Ogawa, Shūji Terayama, and Hiromi Kawakami. The book concludes by showing the promise of theories surrounding Japan's shōjo, or girls', culture for non-Japanese works. Lucy Fraser is Senior Lecturer in Japanese at The University of Queensland, Australia, where she teaches Japanese language and literature. Amanda Kennell is an Assistant Teaching Professor of International Studies at North Carolina State University who researches Japanese culture and contemporary media. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/east-asian-studies
“The Little Mermaid” has become popular around the world since the Danish author Hans Christian Andersen published it almost two centuries ago. Lucy Fraser's The Pleasures of Metamorphosis: Japanese and English Fairy Tale Transformations of “The Little Mermaid” (Wayne State University Press, 2017) uses Japanese and American transformations of “The Little Mermaid” to think through the pleasures that the text provides for consumers. Building on Mayako Murai's From Dog Bridegroom to Wolf Girl: Contemporary Japanese Fairy-Tale Adaptations in Conversation with the West, Fraser tracks transformations from the nineteenth century through 2008, with particular attention to literary and filmic media. The binary languages of the title are matched by a series of binaries that Fraser identifies within The Little Mermaid and its transformations. Fraser shows how Andersen's story presents readers with strict binaries – like human-merfolk, sea-land, and soul-soulless – only for the protagonist to transgress them. The Pleasures of Metamorphosis then presents readers with more binaries – between transformations that emphasize the (male, human) prince and those that emphasize the (female, non-human) mermaid, for example – to show the diverse pleasures inherent to the text. In so doing, The Pleasures of Metamorphosis traverses Disney's classic animated film and Studio Ghibli's more recent Ponyo (2008) as well as literature by a host of skilled writers, including Yumiko Kurahashi, Banana Yoshimoto, Jun'ichirō Tanizaki, Oscar Wilde, Kōbō Abe, Yōko Ogawa, Shūji Terayama, and Hiromi Kawakami. The book concludes by showing the promise of theories surrounding Japan's shōjo, or girls', culture for non-Japanese works. Lucy Fraser is Senior Lecturer in Japanese at The University of Queensland, Australia, where she teaches Japanese language and literature. Amanda Kennell is an Assistant Teaching Professor of International Studies at North Carolina State University who researches Japanese culture and contemporary media. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/literary-studies
“The Little Mermaid” has become popular around the world since the Danish author Hans Christian Andersen published it almost two centuries ago. Lucy Fraser's The Pleasures of Metamorphosis: Japanese and English Fairy Tale Transformations of “The Little Mermaid” (Wayne State University Press, 2017) uses Japanese and American transformations of “The Little Mermaid” to think through the pleasures that the text provides for consumers. Building on Mayako Murai's From Dog Bridegroom to Wolf Girl: Contemporary Japanese Fairy-Tale Adaptations in Conversation with the West, Fraser tracks transformations from the nineteenth century through 2008, with particular attention to literary and filmic media. The binary languages of the title are matched by a series of binaries that Fraser identifies within The Little Mermaid and its transformations. Fraser shows how Andersen's story presents readers with strict binaries – like human-merfolk, sea-land, and soul-soulless – only for the protagonist to transgress them. The Pleasures of Metamorphosis then presents readers with more binaries – between transformations that emphasize the (male, human) prince and those that emphasize the (female, non-human) mermaid, for example – to show the diverse pleasures inherent to the text. In so doing, The Pleasures of Metamorphosis traverses Disney's classic animated film and Studio Ghibli's more recent Ponyo (2008) as well as literature by a host of skilled writers, including Yumiko Kurahashi, Banana Yoshimoto, Jun'ichirō Tanizaki, Oscar Wilde, Kōbō Abe, Yōko Ogawa, Shūji Terayama, and Hiromi Kawakami. The book concludes by showing the promise of theories surrounding Japan's shōjo, or girls', culture for non-Japanese works. Lucy Fraser is Senior Lecturer in Japanese at The University of Queensland, Australia, where she teaches Japanese language and literature. Amanda Kennell is an Assistant Teaching Professor of International Studies at North Carolina State University who researches Japanese culture and contemporary media. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/folkore
“The Little Mermaid” has become popular around the world since the Danish author Hans Christian Andersen published it almost two centuries ago. Lucy Fraser's The Pleasures of Metamorphosis: Japanese and English Fairy Tale Transformations of “The Little Mermaid” (Wayne State University Press, 2017) uses Japanese and American transformations of “The Little Mermaid” to think through the pleasures that the text provides for consumers. Building on Mayako Murai's From Dog Bridegroom to Wolf Girl: Contemporary Japanese Fairy-Tale Adaptations in Conversation with the West, Fraser tracks transformations from the nineteenth century through 2008, with particular attention to literary and filmic media. The binary languages of the title are matched by a series of binaries that Fraser identifies within The Little Mermaid and its transformations. Fraser shows how Andersen's story presents readers with strict binaries – like human-merfolk, sea-land, and soul-soulless – only for the protagonist to transgress them. The Pleasures of Metamorphosis then presents readers with more binaries – between transformations that emphasize the (male, human) prince and those that emphasize the (female, non-human) mermaid, for example – to show the diverse pleasures inherent to the text. In so doing, The Pleasures of Metamorphosis traverses Disney's classic animated film and Studio Ghibli's more recent Ponyo (2008) as well as literature by a host of skilled writers, including Yumiko Kurahashi, Banana Yoshimoto, Jun'ichirō Tanizaki, Oscar Wilde, Kōbō Abe, Yōko Ogawa, Shūji Terayama, and Hiromi Kawakami. The book concludes by showing the promise of theories surrounding Japan's shōjo, or girls', culture for non-Japanese works. Lucy Fraser is Senior Lecturer in Japanese at The University of Queensland, Australia, where she teaches Japanese language and literature. Amanda Kennell is an Assistant Teaching Professor of International Studies at North Carolina State University who researches Japanese culture and contemporary media. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/intellectual-history
“The Little Mermaid” has become popular around the world since the Danish author Hans Christian Andersen published it almost two centuries ago. Lucy Fraser's The Pleasures of Metamorphosis: Japanese and English Fairy Tale Transformations of “The Little Mermaid” (Wayne State University Press, 2017) uses Japanese and American transformations of “The Little Mermaid” to think through the pleasures that the text provides for consumers. Building on Mayako Murai's From Dog Bridegroom to Wolf Girl: Contemporary Japanese Fairy-Tale Adaptations in Conversation with the West, Fraser tracks transformations from the nineteenth century through 2008, with particular attention to literary and filmic media. The binary languages of the title are matched by a series of binaries that Fraser identifies within The Little Mermaid and its transformations. Fraser shows how Andersen's story presents readers with strict binaries – like human-merfolk, sea-land, and soul-soulless – only for the protagonist to transgress them. The Pleasures of Metamorphosis then presents readers with more binaries – between transformations that emphasize the (male, human) prince and those that emphasize the (female, non-human) mermaid, for example – to show the diverse pleasures inherent to the text. In so doing, The Pleasures of Metamorphosis traverses Disney's classic animated film and Studio Ghibli's more recent Ponyo (2008) as well as literature by a host of skilled writers, including Yumiko Kurahashi, Banana Yoshimoto, Jun'ichirō Tanizaki, Oscar Wilde, Kōbō Abe, Yōko Ogawa, Shūji Terayama, and Hiromi Kawakami. The book concludes by showing the promise of theories surrounding Japan's shōjo, or girls', culture for non-Japanese works. Lucy Fraser is Senior Lecturer in Japanese at The University of Queensland, Australia, where she teaches Japanese language and literature. Amanda Kennell is an Assistant Teaching Professor of International Studies at North Carolina State University who researches Japanese culture and contemporary media. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/american-studies
“The Little Mermaid” has become popular around the world since the Danish author Hans Christian Andersen published it almost two centuries ago. Lucy Fraser's The Pleasures of Metamorphosis: Japanese and English Fairy Tale Transformations of “The Little Mermaid” (Wayne State University Press, 2017) uses Japanese and American transformations of “The Little Mermaid” to think through the pleasures that the text provides for consumers. Building on Mayako Murai's From Dog Bridegroom to Wolf Girl: Contemporary Japanese Fairy-Tale Adaptations in Conversation with the West, Fraser tracks transformations from the nineteenth century through 2008, with particular attention to literary and filmic media. The binary languages of the title are matched by a series of binaries that Fraser identifies within The Little Mermaid and its transformations. Fraser shows how Andersen's story presents readers with strict binaries – like human-merfolk, sea-land, and soul-soulless – only for the protagonist to transgress them. The Pleasures of Metamorphosis then presents readers with more binaries – between transformations that emphasize the (male, human) prince and those that emphasize the (female, non-human) mermaid, for example – to show the diverse pleasures inherent to the text. In so doing, The Pleasures of Metamorphosis traverses Disney's classic animated film and Studio Ghibli's more recent Ponyo (2008) as well as literature by a host of skilled writers, including Yumiko Kurahashi, Banana Yoshimoto, Jun'ichirō Tanizaki, Oscar Wilde, Kōbō Abe, Yōko Ogawa, Shūji Terayama, and Hiromi Kawakami. The book concludes by showing the promise of theories surrounding Japan's shōjo, or girls', culture for non-Japanese works. Lucy Fraser is Senior Lecturer in Japanese at The University of Queensland, Australia, where she teaches Japanese language and literature. Amanda Kennell is an Assistant Teaching Professor of International Studies at North Carolina State University who researches Japanese culture and contemporary media. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/japanese-studies
“The Little Mermaid” has become popular around the world since the Danish author Hans Christian Andersen published it almost two centuries ago. Lucy Fraser's The Pleasures of Metamorphosis: Japanese and English Fairy Tale Transformations of “The Little Mermaid” (Wayne State University Press, 2017) uses Japanese and American transformations of “The Little Mermaid” to think through the pleasures that the text provides for consumers. Building on Mayako Murai's From Dog Bridegroom to Wolf Girl: Contemporary Japanese Fairy-Tale Adaptations in Conversation with the West, Fraser tracks transformations from the nineteenth century through 2008, with particular attention to literary and filmic media. The binary languages of the title are matched by a series of binaries that Fraser identifies within The Little Mermaid and its transformations. Fraser shows how Andersen's story presents readers with strict binaries – like human-merfolk, sea-land, and soul-soulless – only for the protagonist to transgress them. The Pleasures of Metamorphosis then presents readers with more binaries – between transformations that emphasize the (male, human) prince and those that emphasize the (female, non-human) mermaid, for example – to show the diverse pleasures inherent to the text. In so doing, The Pleasures of Metamorphosis traverses Disney's classic animated film and Studio Ghibli's more recent Ponyo (2008) as well as literature by a host of skilled writers, including Yumiko Kurahashi, Banana Yoshimoto, Jun'ichirō Tanizaki, Oscar Wilde, Kōbō Abe, Yōko Ogawa, Shūji Terayama, and Hiromi Kawakami. The book concludes by showing the promise of theories surrounding Japan's shōjo, or girls', culture for non-Japanese works. Lucy Fraser is Senior Lecturer in Japanese at The University of Queensland, Australia, where she teaches Japanese language and literature. Amanda Kennell is an Assistant Teaching Professor of International Studies at North Carolina State University who researches Japanese culture and contemporary media. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/popular-culture
Sim, fizemo-lo outra vez, lemos romances daqueles que nunca se vendem mas existem sempre nas tabacarias. Há bebés esquecidos, amores proibidos e irmãos perdidos. Dizer mais do que isto, é estragar-vos a experiência de ouvir este episódio. Pedimos também desculpa pela tosse constante, mas é o que temos no menu desta semana. Livros mencionados neste episódio: - Strange Weather in Tokyo, Hiromi Kawakami (1:18) - Daddy in Demand, Muriel Jensen (7:52) - Seduced, Metsy Hingle (20:44) ________________ Enviem as vossas questões ou sugestões para livratepodcast@gmail.com. Encontrem-nos nas redes sociais: www.instagram.com/julesdsilva www.instagram.com/ritadanova/ twitter.com/julesxdasilva twitter.com/RitaDaNova [a imagem do podcast é da autoria da maravilhosa, incrível e talentosa Mariana Cardoso, que podem encontrar em marianarfpcardoso@hotmail.com]
Encontros inesperados podem virar a vida de cabeça pra baixo. Ainda que a virada venha com calma, método e com suspensões no tempo. Tsukiko é uma mulher de 38 anos imersa na solidão da cidade. O excesso de vida do cenário urbano parece deixar tudo morto, há uma apatia que ronda a vida dela, assim como uma inércia que comanda a rotina. O reencontro com um professor do colégio, com quem ela começa a beber com frequência em um bar local, impõe freios às rodas que girava sem que a jovem nem percebesse. Neste encontro entre Tsukiko e o professor estão histórias do passado e perguntas sobre o futuro. Há uma aura de mistério e um flutuar sem pressa nesta relação de contornos borrados e indefinidos. A Valise do Professor, de Hiromi Kawakami, é tema do oitavo e último episódio desta temporada do Põe na Estante sobre literatura japonesa. Para a conversa, a mediadora Gabriela Mayer recebe a escritora Carina Bacelar e o jornalista Luis Henrique Marcondes.Este é um podcast produzido por Rádio Guarda-chuva.Produção, roteiro, edição e apresentação: Gabriela MayerMixagem de som: João Victor CouraCapa: Arthur MayerArtes para o Instagram: Júlia MacielTrilha: Getz me to Brazil, Doug MaxwellIG: @poenaestante Twitter: @poenaestanteE-mail: poenaestante@gmail.com==Apoie o @poenaestante em catarse.me/poenaestante
Acompaña a Ricardo Cartas en una emisión más de la revista cultural De eso se trata, espacio de ciencia, de cultura, de gastronomía, de libros y más, de lunes a viernes de 08:30 a 10:00 horas. En El territorio del nómada, el Mtro. Juan Carlos Canales, profesor e investigador de la Facultad de Filosofía y Letras, reflexiona sobre la novela: El cielo es azul, la tierra blanca. Una historia de amor de la escritora japonesa Hiromi Kawakami, la cual narra el amor existente entre dos ex-compañeros de la preparatoria, mientras contrasta la modernidad y la antigüedad de dicha nación.
Costa First Novel Award Shortlisted author Emily Itami, author of FAULT LINES.Emily chats about:her writing weekwriting about and missing Tokyobeing shortlisted for a major prizeloving the editing processYou can read the transcript of this episode HERE.Guest author: Emily Itami Twitter: @EmilyItami Instagram: @EmilyItami Book: Fault Lines by Emily Itami Emily's recommendations:Books for fans of Fault Lines: Strange Weather in Tokyo by Hiromi Kawakami, My Life On Plate by India Knight A book Emily has always loved: I Capture the Castle by Dodie Smith Something Emily has enjoyed recently: Sorrow and Bliss by Meg Mason Other books that were mentioned during our chat: The Year of Yes by Shonda Rhimes (apologies for calling it 'The Power of Yes', in the recording!) The Whalebone Theatre by Joanna Quinn Novel Experience with Kate Sawyer is recorded and produced by Kate Sawyer - GET IN TOUCHTo receive transcripts and news from Kate to your inbox please SIGN UP FOR MY NEWSLETTER or visit https://www.mskatesawyer.com/novelexperiencepodcast for more information.Thanks for listening!Kate x
What happens during the translation process of a literary work from Japanese to English? In Episode 8 of The Artist's Statement, we speak with Michael Emmerich, author of more than a dozen literary works in translation, including those by authors such as Nobel Laureate Yasunari Kawabata, Banana Yoshimoto, Genichiro Takahashi, and Hiromi Kawakami. Emmerich discusses the role of Japanese literature in American culture, his translation process, and some considerations for authors who will have their work translated. He also details specific examples from Takahashi's novel, Sayonara, Gangsters, and Kawakami's novel, Manazuru. The author of The Tale of Genji: Translation, Canonization, and World Literature, Emmerich shares his views of the impact of the classic Genji monogatari on the world, and the role of translation and replacement in the work's popularity. Host: Davin Malasarn The Artist's Statement is brought to you by The Granum Foundation. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/the-artists-statement/message
Mallory Blunder is a flamboyant Bloomsbury playwright who receives weekly treats from a mysterious admirer. Mallory's mother Face-times him from her Torquay home atop crumbling cliffs, hoping that a marriage might be in the offing. After discussing his latest show, a genius work-in-progress, Mallory breaks the news about a terrible fate that has befallen his most virulent and vitriolic critic. His mother hatches a plan . . . PEOPLE OF BLOOMSBURY is the first heartwarming book from the Curled Up and Cozy Collection, a charming and quirky magical realism series from the author of FITZMARBURY WITCHES, #1 Amazon Best Seller in several dark fiction categories. Audio drama exclusive preview! Allow me to introduce you to your eccentric new London neighbours! Some harbour secrets. Some stumble, tumble, or tiptoe through their days. Others hurtle towards outlandish destinies. PEOPLE OF BLOOMSBURY is as snug as an English country village, as intriguing as a Miss Marple mystery, and as enthralling as Tales of the City. This book is a literary antidote to the lock-down blues. PEOPLE OF BLOOMSBURY is available on Amazon from September, 2021. Be enchanted by author D. J. Swales' debut feel-good novel of spell-binding and quirky magical realism fiction. The pages of PEOPLE OF BLOOMSBURY will charm readers of Strange Weather in Tokyo, Tales of the City, One Hundred Years of Solitude, Convenience Store Woman, The Diary of Adrian Mole, The Nakano Thrift Shop, and Palace Walk. Meet these neighbours and more: Josie is an nocturnal neighbourhood seer and midnight street dancer. Mr. Bootle is the owner of an esoteric bookshop haunted by a ghost named Jemima. Jasper Mince lives a clandestine rent-free life under the bed of an unwitting local resident. Mallory Blunder is a flamboyant purple-gowned theatre impresario who swings from one stage disaster to another. Mrs. Sorpresa owns and runs a cavernous invitation-only Colombian cafe and bakery, while quietly nursing a broken heart . Mrs. Hargreaves and her two children cultivate a fifth floor ramshackle balcony farm nicknamed, The Hanging Gardens of Bloomsbury. Danny Savarino must confront the disappearance of his parents and and investigate their mysterious sightings around the world. Listen now, your new neighbours are waiting . . . Be charmed by this first book in the CURLED UP AND COZY COLLECTION, a series of charming short-chapter books inspired by Japanese popular fiction authors such as Hiromi Kawakami, Sayaka Murata, and Haruki Murakami, and the work of Armistead Maupin, Gabriel Garcia Marquez, Naguib Mahfouz, Sue Townsend, Salley Vickers, and Matt Haig. Enjoy this audio drama exclusive preview podcast. This author is an independent creative. Please support him on PATREON or PAYPAL.
Discover how Sheila Barclay returned from London to Belfast, soon scandalizing the already-divided society with her newfangled take on Irish stew. Learn how Sheila boomeranged back to London in triumph, where one of her first customers outside Green Park Station was Josie (before she became Bloomsbury's mysterious midnight walker). PEOPLE OF BLOOMSBURY is the first heartwarming book from the Curled Up and Cozy Collection, a charming and quirky magical realism series from the author of FITZMARBURY WITCHES, #1 Amazon Best Seller in several dark fiction categories. Audio drama exclusive preview! Allow me to introduce you to your eccentric new London neighbours! Some harbour secrets. Some stumble, tumble, or tiptoe through their days. Others hurtle towards outlandish destinies. PEOPLE OF BLOOMSBURY is as snug as an English country village, as intriguing as a Miss Marple mystery, and as enthralling as Tales of the City. This book is a literary antidote to the lock-down blues. PEOPLE OF BLOOMSBURY is available on Amazon from September, 2021. Be enchanted by author D. J. Swales' debut feel-good novel of spell-binding and quirky magical realism fiction. The pages of PEOPLE OF BLOOMSBURY will charm readers of Strange Weather in Tokyo, Tales of the City, One Hundred Years of Solitude, Convenience Store Woman, The Diary of Adrian Mole, The Nakano Thrift Shop, and Palace Walk. Meet these neighbours and more: Josie is an nocturnal neighbourhood seer and midnight street dancer. Mr. Bootle is the owner of an esoteric bookshop haunted by a ghost named Jemima. Jasper Mince lives a clandestine rent-free life under the bed of an unwitting local resident. Mallory Blunder is a flamboyant purple-gowned theatre impresario who swings from one stage disaster to another. Mrs. Sorpresa owns and runs a cavernous invitation-only Colombian cafe and bakery, while quietly nursing a broken heart . Mrs. Hargreaves and her two children cultivate a fifth floor ramshackle balcony farm nicknamed, The Hanging Gardens of Bloomsbury. Danny Savarino must confront the disappearance of his parents and and investigate their mysterious sightings around the world. Listen now, your new neighbours are waiting . . . Be charmed by this first book in the CURLED UP AND COZY COLLECTION, a series of charming short-chapter books inspired by Japanese popular fiction authors such as Hiromi Kawakami, Sayaka Murata, and Haruki Murakami, and the work of Armistead Maupin, Gabriel Garcia Marquez, Naguib Mahfouz, Sue Townsend, Salley Vickers, and Matt Haig. Enjoy this audio drama exclusive preview podcast. This author is an independent creative. Please support him on PATREON or PAYPAL.
PEOPLE OF BLOOMSBURY is the first heartwarming book from the Curled Up and Cozy Collection, a charming and quirky magical realism series from the author of FITZMARBURY WITCHES, #1 Amazon Best Seller in several dark fiction categories. Audio drama exclusive preview! Allow me to introduce you to your eccentric new London neighbours! Some harbour secrets. Some stumble, tumble, or tiptoe through their days. Others hurtle towards outlandish destinies. PEOPLE OF BLOOMSBURY is as snug as an English country village, as intriguing as a Miss Marple mystery, and as enthralling as Tales of the City. This book is a literary antidote to the lock-down blues. PEOPLE OF BLOOMSBURY is available on Amazon from September, 2021. Be enchanted by author D. J. Swales' debut feel-good novel of spell-binding and quirky magical realism fiction. The pages of PEOPLE OF BLOOMSBURY will charm readers of Strange Weather in Tokyo, Tales of the City, One Hundred Years of Solitude, Convenience Store Woman, The Diary of Adrian Mole, The Nakano Thrift Shop, and Palace Walk. Meet these neighbours and more: Josie is an nocturnal neighbourhood seer and midnight street dancer. Mr. Bootle is the owner of an esoteric bookshop haunted by a ghost named Jemima. Jasper Mince lives a clandestine rent-free life under the bed of an unwitting local resident. Mallory Blunder is a flamboyant purple-gowned theatre impresario who swings from one stage disaster to another. Mrs. Sorpresa owns and runs a cavernous invitation-only Colombian cafe and bakery, while quietly nursing a broken heart . Mrs. Hargreaves and her two children cultivate a fifth floor ramshackle balcony farm nicknamed, The Hanging Gardens of Bloomsbury. Danny Savarino must confront the disappearance of his parents and and investigate their mysterious sightings around the world. Listen now, your new neighbours are waiting . . . Be charmed by this first book in the CURLED UP AND COZY COLLECTION, a series of charming short-chapter books inspired by Japanese popular fiction authors such as Hiromi Kawakami, Sayaka Murata, and Haruki Murakami, and the work of Armistead Maupin, Gabriel Garcia Marquez, Naguib Mahfouz, Sue Townsend, Salley Vickers, and Matt Haig. Enjoy this audio drama exclusive preview podcast. This author is an independent creative. Please support him on PATREON or PAYPAL.
Turtle was conceived during an eventful skinny-dipping session on the coast of North Wales. He is obsessed with trapping pigeons for their "good luck feathers", using skills he claims to have acquired from staying too long in his mother's womb. We learn how Turtle has employed these unappreciated skills around the world . . . PEOPLE OF BLOOMSBURY is the first heartwarming book from the Curled Up and Cozy Collection, a charming and quirky magical realism series from the author of FITZMARBURY WITCHES, #1 Amazon Best Seller in several dark fiction categories. Audio drama exclusive preview! Allow me to introduce you to your eccentric new London neighbours! Some harbour secrets. Some stumble, tumble, or tiptoe through their days. Others hurtle towards outlandish destinies. PEOPLE OF BLOOMSBURY is as snug as an English country village, as intriguing as a Miss Marple mystery, and as enthralling as Tales of the City. This book is a literary antidote to the lock-down blues. PEOPLE OF BLOOMSBURY is available on Amazon from September, 2021. Be enchanted by author D. J. Swales' debut feel-good novel of spell-binding and quirky magical realism fiction. The pages of PEOPLE OF BLOOMSBURY will charm readers of Strange Weather in Tokyo, Tales of the City, One Hundred Years of Solitude, Convenience Store Woman, The Diary of Adrian Mole, The Nakano Thrift Shop, and Palace Walk. Meet these neighbours and more: Josie is an nocturnal neighbourhood seer and midnight street dancer. Mr. Bootle is the owner of an esoteric bookshop haunted by a ghost named Jemima. Jasper Mince lives a clandestine rent-free life under the bed of an unwitting local resident. Mallory Blunder is a flamboyant purple-gowned theatre impresario who swings from one stage disaster to another. Mrs. Sorpresa owns and runs a cavernous invitation-only Colombian cafe and bakery, while quietly nursing a broken heart . Mrs. Hargreaves and her two children cultivate a fifth floor ramshackle balcony farm nicknamed, The Hanging Gardens of Bloomsbury. Danny Savarino must confront the disappearance of his parents and and investigate their mysterious sightings around the world. Listen now, your new neighbours are waiting . . . Be charmed by this first book in the CURLED UP AND COZY COLLECTION, a series of charming short-chapter books inspired by Japanese popular fiction authors such as Hiromi Kawakami, Sayaka Murata, and Haruki Murakami, and the work of Armistead Maupin, Gabriel Garcia Marquez, Naguib Mahfouz, Sue Townsend, Salley Vickers, and Matt Haig. Enjoy this audio drama exclusive preview podcast. This author is an independent creative. Please support him on PATREON or PAYPAL.
Jasper Mince recalls the tragic and fortuitous events leading to the day he came to be living secretly under the bed of his host. PEOPLE OF BLOOMSBURY is the first heartwarming book from the Curled Up and Cozy Collection, a charming and quirky magical realism series from the author of FITZMARBURY WITCHES, #1 Amazon Best Seller in several dark fiction categories. Audio drama exclusive preview! Allow me to introduce you to your eccentric new London neighbours! Some harbour secrets. Some stumble, tumble, or tiptoe through their days. Others hurtle towards outlandish destinies. PEOPLE OF BLOOMSBURY is as snug as an English country village, as intriguing as a Miss Marple mystery, and as enthralling as Tales of the City. This book is a literary antidote to the lock-down blues. PEOPLE OF BLOOMSBURY is available on Amazon from September, 2021. Be enchanted by author D. J. Swales' debut feel-good novel of spell-binding and quirky magical realism fiction. The pages of PEOPLE OF BLOOMSBURY will charm readers of Strange Weather in Tokyo, Tales of the City, One Hundred Years of Solitude, Convenience Store Woman, The Diary of Adrian Mole, The Nakano Thrift Shop, and Palace Walk. Meet these neighbours and more: Josie is an nocturnal neighbourhood seer and midnight street dancer. Mr. Bootle is the owner of an esoteric bookshop haunted by a ghost named Jemima. Jasper Mince lives a clandestine rent-free life under the bed of an unwitting local resident. Mallory Blunder is a flamboyant purple-gowned theatre impresario who swings from one stage disaster to another. Mrs. Sorpresa owns and runs a cavernous invitation-only Colombian cafe and bakery, while quietly nursing a broken heart . Mrs. Hargreaves and her two children cultivate a fifth floor ramshackle balcony farm nicknamed, The Hanging Gardens of Bloomsbury. Danny Savarino must confront the disappearance of his parents and and investigate their mysterious sightings around the world. Listen now, your new neighbours are waiting . . . Be charmed by this first book in the CURLED UP AND COZY COLLECTION, a series of charming short-chapter books inspired by Japanese popular fiction authors such as Hiromi Kawakami, Sayaka Murata, and Haruki Murakami, and the work of Armistead Maupin, Gabriel Garcia Marquez, Naguib Mahfouz, Sue Townsend, Salley Vickers, and Matt Haig. Enjoy this audio drama exclusive preview podcast. This author is an independent creative. Please support him on PATREON or PAYPAL.
Jasper Mince is a troubled runaway from Yorkshire. He lives secretly in Ridgmount Gardens, coming and going by stealth. He works a security job nearby, sharing his shift with a culinary Hungarian, who obsesses over a cake named Marmalade Whoopsy. Dressed like a ninja, Jasper watches Josie depart on one of her nocturnal jaunts. PEOPLE OF BLOOMSBURY is the first heartwarming book from the Curled Up and Cozy Collection, a charming and quirky magical realism series from the author of FITZMARBURY WITCHES, #1 Amazon Best Seller in several dark fiction categories. Audio drama exclusive preview! Allow me to introduce you to your eccentric new London neighbours! Some harbour secrets. Some stumble, tumble, or tiptoe through their days. Others hurtle towards outlandish destinies. PEOPLE OF BLOOMSBURY is as snug as an English country village, as intriguing as a Miss Marple mystery, and as enthralling as Tales of the City. This book is a literary antidote to the lock-down blues. PEOPLE OF BLOOMSBURY is available on Amazon from September, 2021. Be enchanted by author D. J. Swales' debut feel-good novel of spell-binding and quirky magical realism fiction. The pages of PEOPLE OF BLOOMSBURY will charm readers of Strange Weather in Tokyo, Tales of the City, One Hundred Years of Solitude, Convenience Store Woman, The Diary of Adrian Mole, The Nakano Thrift Shop, and Palace Walk. Meet these neighbours and more: Josie is an nocturnal neighbourhood seer and midnight street dancer. Mr. Bootle is the owner of an esoteric bookshop haunted by a ghost named Jemima. Jasper Mince lives a clandestine rent-free life under the bed of an unwitting local resident. Mallory Blunder is a flamboyant purple-gowned theatre impresario who swings from one stage disaster to another. Mrs. Sorpresa owns and runs a cavernous invitation-only Colombian cafe and bakery, while quietly nursing a broken heart . Mrs. Hargreaves and her two children cultivate a fifth floor ramshackle balcony farm nicknamed, The Hanging Gardens of Bloomsbury. Danny Savarino must confront the disappearance of his parents and and investigate their mysterious sightings around the world. Listen now, your new neighbours are waiting . . . Be charmed by this first book in the CURLED UP AND COZY COLLECTION, a series of charming short-chapter books inspired by Japanese popular fiction authors such as Hiromi Kawakami, Sayaka Murata, and Haruki Murakami, and the work of Armistead Maupin, Gabriel Garcia Marquez, Naguib Mahfouz, Sue Townsend, Salley Vickers, and Matt Haig. Enjoy this audio drama exclusive preview podcast. This author is an independent creative. Please support him on PATREON or PAYPAL.
Discover your eccentric new neighbours! Josie is a nocturnal second-sighted ageing ballet dancer. Mr. Bootle, formerly of Bombay, is the enigmatic owner of The Druid's Eye bookshop. Mrs. Hargreaves harvests the bounty of a perilous window-ledge garden. Mrs. Sorpresa is the heartbroken Colombian proprietress of a cavernous invitation-only cafe. Mallory Blunder is a playwright determined to make it big after a series of theatrical disasters. Meet these characters and more, in the eclectic, bookish, and Bohemian London neighbourhood of Mary Shelley, Bob Marley, J.M. Barrie, Virginia Woolf, and Olaudah Equiano. PEOPLE OF BLOOMSBURY is the debut book in the CURLED UP AND COZY COLLECTION, a series of charming and quirky books of short-chapter realism and magical realism, inspired by the work of Gabriel Garcia Marquez, Naguib Mahfouz, and the Japanese popular fiction of Hiromi Kawakami. PEOPLE OF BLOOMSBURY is available on Amazon from August, 2021. D. J. Swales is the author of FITZMARBURY WITCHES, a #1 Amazon Best Seller in dark fiction ( https://geni.us/Part1ebook ). PEOPLE OF BLOOMSBURY is his first work of short-chapter, feel-good popular fiction.
ようこそ! ¡Bienvenidos al podcast Japonés para todos! En este capítulo, hablaremos sobre el papel de las mujeres en la escritura actual partiendo de tres autoras contemporáneas: Banana Yoshimoto, Hiromi Kawakami y Yoko Ogawa para conocer un poco más de sus obras. ¿Tienes algún comentario? ¿te animas a participar? ¿quieres aprender japonés? escríbenos en el Instagram @japanesefordummies En este episodio: Nicolás Sensei de Japanese for Dummies y Ale Medina desde México Producción: Alejandra Carvajal. Coordinación: Rayen Huirilef. 'Japonés para todos' el podcast para los interesados en la cultura japonesa donde se comparten opiniones, conocimientos, e información sobre elementos de la cultura, costumbres y el idioma de Japón. Y si te preguntas ¿Dónde encuentro los libros de los que hablan en el episodio? Aquí están los links: Sueño profundo - Banana Yoshimoto https://drive.google.com/file/d/1oLxuYa5cN3mLjIkacX9FV-B3aHuhdfSb/view?usp=sharing Los amores de Nishino - Hiromi Kawakami https://drive.google.com/file/d/1vZCgC7L7y2nHLtp0hVzgCvIcfWbTendg/view?usp=sharing El embarazo de mi hermana - Yoko Ogawa https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Jwi7ac7YTooYn6L6Xb7tLttXy0vKFSZj/view?usp=sharing Música: Youtube Channel - The Chilled Apple https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJ5o4ezVyjBOu3MXf4iLnHQ/about Japanese traditional music, perfect as a background for your vlogs, restaurants or just for chill & enjoy.
We could hardly wait to release Part 2 of our Summer Reading Guide! This one has a theme! Why? Because we are homeschoolers. Ha! With the Olympics starting at the end of July, we have a special Summer Guide to suit the summer! 1:14 Homeschooling Moments of the Week Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir Ep 38 Summer Reading Guide Pt 1 4:45 Topic Talk: Summer Reading Guide Pt 2 Middle Grade 6:00 The Cat Who Went to Heaven by Elizabeth Coatsworth 6:46 The Thing About Luck by Cynthia Kadohata 8:30 The Big Wave by Pearl S Buck 8:56 All the Ways Home by Elsie Chapman 10:26 Cool Japan Guide by Abby Densen 11:34 Both 11:51 10 Best Manga for Beginners article 12:30 Yotsuba&! (Vol #1) by Kiyohiko Azuma 13:52 The Last Cherry Blossom by Kathleen Burkinshaw 16:40 High School 16:45 Pure Invention: How Japan's Pop Culture Conquered the World by Matt Alt 18:30 I Love You So Mochi by Sarah Kuhn 20: 30 They Called Us Enemy by George Takei (we rec reading this with your MG too, but side by side) 24:17 Ink and Ashes by Valynn E Maetani 26:00 Tokyo Ever After by Emiko Jean 27:24 Make It Personal Far Bookends Mindy liked a lot, but not what we wanted on the Guide: 28:27 The Housekeeper and the Professor by Yoko Ogawa 28:32 The Devotion of Suspect X by Keigo Higashino Made it to the Guide: 28:46 The Wild Goose by Ogai Mori (FREE on Kindle!) 30:15 Strange Weather in Tokyo by Hiromi Kawakami 31:31 Shogun by James Clavell 33:25 Near Bookends 34:35 National Geographic Kids' Japanese Fast Facts 34:50 Japanese Pod 101 YouTube Channel 35:07 Japanese Fairy Tales by Yei Theodora Ozaki (free on YouTube) 35:36 Japanese Soul Cooking by Tadashi Ono 35:50 Picture books (see below) 35:57 Bookend Homeschoolers Japan BINGO CARD! Bookend Homeschoolers on Instagram Mindy at gratefulforgrace Rachel at colemountainhomeschool Don't forget to download your Summer Reading Guide Pt 2 AND your Bookend Homeschoolers BINGO Card! (Did you listen to Summer Guide Pt 1 and download the PDF?) Other Links: Learn about Haiku Learn about Japanese Culture in 30 minutes Picture Books: I Live in Tokyo by Mari Takabayashi Time for Bed, Miyuki (series) by Roxane Marie Galliez Suki's Kimono by Chieri Uegaki available kindle kids Eyes That Kiss in the Corners by Joanna Ho
Antonella Estévez, Alberto Mayol y Omar Sarrás van a Japón a conocer una particular historia de amor y la notable escritura de Hiromi Kawakami. Comentamos y compartamos los libros, y la vida, en nuestro grupo http://facebook.com/groups/128895883789184
Antonella Estévez, Alberto Mayol y Omar Sarrás van a Japón a conocer una particular historia de amor y la notable escritura de Hiromi Kawakami. Comentamos y compartamos los libros, y la vida, en nuestro grupo http://facebook.com/groups/128895883789184
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Today we're talking with Tina deBellegarde about short stories, what makes a good short story, and why certain short story writers are so appealing. Tina has been nominated for the Agatha Award for Best First Novel, has a short story published in the Mystery Writers of America anthology called "When a Stranger Comes to Town," and most recently won the USA Prize in the Writers in Kyoto annual story competition.Amy congratulates Tina on her contest-winning entry called "Sound Travels" in the WiK writing competition, and Tina mentions that it can be read on the Writers in Kyoto website. Tina tells how the inspiration for the entry came from the current coronavirus situation which has prevented her (living in the US) from seeing her son, (living in Kyoto), for over a year and a half. Her piece was constructed from telephone conversations with her son amidst the background sounds of Kyoto City as he went about his daily activities.They start the topic of the podcast by highlighting some Japanese short story writers such as Haruki Murakami and Banana Yoshimoto, Hiromi Kawakami, Aoko Matsuda, and Kyoko Nakajima. and foreign writers, including Lafcadio Hearn and, more recently, Rebecca Otowa. Amy also mentions two short story collections from China, one by the well-known author Xu Xu called Bird Talk, and an anthology of flash fiction called The Pearl Jacket and Other Stories: Flash Fiction from Contemporary China which prompts a discussion on flash fiction, which Tina defines for us and elaborates upon, including the works of Mieko Kawakami.Amy asks Tina who her favorite short story authors are and Tina identifies Haruki Murakami and Banana Yoshimoto as definite favorites. Amy decides to give listeners a bit of a taste of Yoshimoto and how she smoothly transitions into "another world" by reading from the introduction of the story "Newlywed" from the short story collection Lizard. Tina notes in this example that some of the best short stories start from such an encounter, or moment, after which, the world is never the same for the protagonist. Trains are often the scene of stories in Japan, since most people in Japan ride trains all throughout their lives and these movable settings involve a revolving door of different kinds of people who visit familiar places at which events can occur. Murakami does this too, especially as seen in the stories in his latest collection First Person Singular. Tina notes that in this sampling of works many of Murakami's moments are merely moments, without morphing into other worlds (the way many of his novels do).Tina admires Murakami for his adeptness at focusing on "small moments" and how he expands them into stories. She talks about his short story "The Second Bakery Attack," (from The Elephant Vanishes) then moves into "Carnaval" (from First Person Singular) and how Murakami contrasts beautiful and "ugly" women in this story (the latter of whom he envies for their skills in communicating and drawing people into their worlds). Amy mentions Books on Asia's Murakami Podcast and Issue, that lists all his books, including his short story collections and fun Murakami trivia.Tina reflects on the BOA Podcast 7: Richard Lloyd Parry and Ghosts of the Tsunami and how Parry said there were so many stories to tell, that he focused on a few that would stand in for all stories, which Tina identifies, is what a good short story should do: allow the reader to connect to the universality of a story. That's what Murakami does when he takes the reader into the everyday life of his characters, and immerses you, so you can connect to all the parts of their story.The discussion turns to some examples of Murakami encounters such as "With the Beatles," and "Carnaval" (from First Person Singular), “On Seeing the 100 percent Perfect Girl One Beautiful April Morning,” (from The Elephant Vanishes). Tina also mentions Naoya Shiga's story "All the Way to Abashiri" fromThe Paper Door collection that takes place on a train while the character considers the woman sitting across from him with her two small children, and wonders what her life is like, what her husband does for a living, etc.Amy notes that Japanese short stories don't always offer hard and fast conclusions and how the reader is expected to linger over endings and think about the possible endings themselves, given different clues from the author. Tina says Japanese literature is often slice-of-life vignettes, where the story starts in the middle and ends in the middle, with the ending left open.Amy observes that in addition to trains, another place that pops up a lot in Japanese literature as a backdrop is the thrift store. Many have read The Nakano Thrift Shop by Hiromi Kawakami, but there is also a thrift store in Kyoko Nakajima's just released collection Things Remembered and Things Forgotten in a piece called "The Life Story of a Sewing Machine." Amy elaborates on the elements that make this story so satisfying to readers such as herself.Another big topic of Japanese short stories is yōkai, or ghosts. They talk about Aoko Matsuda's recent release Where the Wild Ladies Are and how she re-invents traditional Japanese folktales into modern stories with strong women. Amy is hoping this a trend since the upcoming June release of Yamamba: In Search of the Japanese Mountain Witch also re-imagines the Yamamba as a strong woman rather than the scary old crone she is classically portrayed as.Tina and Amy discover they have two different versions of Where the Wild Ladies Are and they compare the U.K. version against the American edition, the latter of which gives much more background information on the origins of the original stories the works are based on.Amy also cites another hopeful trend: that of foreign writers penning short stories on Japan since they give different insights into Japanese culture than Japanese writers do. Lafcadio Hearn is known for his stories on explaining Japanese culture and ghosts, but writers like Rebecca Otowa, who write stories from the point of view of living and experiencing contemporary Japanese culture from a woman's point of view, in addition to being an outsider, is also important. Tina agrees and says that she read Otowa's At Home in Japan before her visit to Japan, and that Otowa was a clearer conduit for her to learn about Japanese customs. We talk about one story "The Turtle Stone" (from The Mad Kyoto Shoe Swapper) as an example of cultural cues we can glean from reading such stories.Lastly, Tina reveals what her favorite books on Japan are:Kyoto: Seven Paths to the Heart of the City by Diane DurstonKokoro by Natsume SōsekiUntangling My Chopsticks by Victoria Abbot RiccardiThe Books on Asia Podcast is sponsored by Stone Bridge Press, publisher of fine books on Asia for over 30 years.
Amanda and Jenn discuss cuddly YA books, friendships in fiction, nonfiction for LGBTQ+ allies, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked. Follow the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. Feedback Nervermoor: The Trials of Morrigan Crow (rec’d by Summer) The Emporium trilogy: Furyborn by Claire Legrand Rurouni Kenshi (manga) by Nobuhiro Watsuki; Moribito by Nahoko Uehashi; Keigo Higashino, Malice; Banana Yoshimoto, Kitchen; Hiromi Kawakami, Nakano Thrift Shop (rec’d by Kelly) Questions 1. Thank you for putting together such a great podcast! I listen to it every week. I am writing because my boyfriend and I are both avid readers and we want to read something together. The problem is we read very different genres. He likes historical books and books about leadership. Some of his favorite books are Outliers by Malcolm Gladwell, Atomic Habits by James Clear, and Think Again by Adam Grant. I like romance, fantasy, and literary fiction. I am open to reading nonfiction but it’s kind of hit and miss for me. I got an ARC of Miseducated by Brandon P. Fleming and I really liked that. I’d be open to reading a self-improvement book with him because I think that might fit the bill. Some of my absolute favorite books are The City We Became by N.K. Jemisin, Beach Read by Emily Henry, and The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue by V.E. Schwab. Thank you! -Jessica 2. I am in desperate need of some book recommendations. I’m usually a really big reader, but I’ve been in a bit of a slump lately and am hoping that you can help me. Problem is, I don’t really know what I’m looking for. I’m a teenager, so YA, and I really enjoy cuddly romance (I don’t like pining so the sooner the couple gets together the better) but I don’t like books that have romance as the whole plot (also, the romance doesn’t have to be male/female). I also like 1920s detective stories, sci-fi with ensemble casts, Good Omens-type books, and epic questing stories. I only ask that: it’s not SUPER heavy/dark, there is minimal pining, it isn’t a comic or graphic novel, and it is something that will hold an average teen’s attention past the first few chapters. And has a snarky side character that isn’t a human. Thanks a million! -Quinn 3. Thanks for a great podcast! I graduated college six years ago and find that the friendships I formed then remain my most intense to this day. I’m in close touch with these friends, but, as an international student who moved back to Europe after finishing my degree, have seen some of them in person only once or twice after graduation and others not at all. The nostalgia for the days when I could just knock on their dorm room doors is real! Can you recommend books that capture the tight-knit nature of friendships formed during a formative period in one’s life in close quarters? Please nothing about friendships buckling under the stresses of adult life; as I say, we’re still close. I’m just looking for a comforting, intelligent read for moments when I particularly miss my friends. -Luisa 4. Hey y’all, I want to get my Dad a book for Father’s Day that we can both read and discuss. He can be a bit of an *old white man,* and I’m looking for something that casually centers a non-white, non-Western culture and preferably has some strong female characters. He primarily reads Jack Reacher-style thrillers and the occasional high/epic fantasy when it falls in his lap (generally of the LOTR variety, basically still just about problematic white male Europeans). The Poppy War by RF Kuang is closest thing I know of to what I’m looking for but I’m hoping to find something I haven’t read before. I hope that the book can generate some conversation/thought about social justice issues today, but please don’t make me talk about explicit sex stuff with my Dad… -Caroline 5. Hey Book Riot! I wonder if you have any recommendations for a non-fiction (or fiction?) book for LGBTQ+ community allies? As in… I want to be able to explain things better if I get into an argument with a conservatively thinking person. Thank you!
Kieran and Isabelle discuss how their reading was affected by the dumpster fire of 2020, and their hopes and plans for all things bookish in 2021. Books mentioned: The Inheritance by Matthew Lopez - The Thursday Murder Club by Richard Osman - The Other Black Girl by Zakiya Dalila Harris - Words of Radiance Book ii by Brandon Sanderson - Strange Weather in Tokyo by Hiromi Kawakami tr. Allison Markin Powell - Sistersong by Lucy Holland - Unquiet Women by Max Adams.
To close out August, Kendra and Sachi discuss The Memory Police by Yoko Ogawa and Breasts and Eggs by Mieko Kawakami. Check out our Patreon page to learn more about our book club and other Patreon-exclusive goodies. Follow along over on Instagram, join the discussion in our Goodreads group, and be sure to subscribe to our newsletter for more new books and extra book reviews! Some links are affiliate links. Find more details here. Things Mentioned Women in Translation Month The Translators Aloud Project Q&A with Deborah Smith Interview with Tina Kover Books Mentioned The Memory Police by Yoko Ogawa, Translated by Stephen Snyder Breasts and Eggs by Mieko Kawakami, Translated by Sam Bett and David Boyd Further Reading Strange Weather in Tokyo by Hiromi Kawakami, Translated by Allison Markin Powell The Court Dancer by Kyung-sook Shin, Translated by Anton Hur Kitchen by Banana Yoshimoto, Translated by Megan Backus Human Acts by Han Kang, Translated by Deborah Smith CONTACT Questions? Comments? Email us hello@readingwomenpodcast.com. SOCIAL MEDIA Reading Women Twitter | Facebook | Instagram | Website Music by Isaac Greene Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
In dieser Folge mit Anika, Meike & Robin: „Sh*tshow“ von Richard Russo, „Codex 1962“ von Sjón und „Die zehn Lieben des Nishino“ von Hiromi Kawakami. Vor unseren Besprechungen haben wir schon im Vorgeplänkel reichlich Lesetipps im Gepäck: Die Longlist für den Booker Prize ist da! Wir begutachten die 13 Titel, die es geschafft haben, und stellen einige der Bücher genauer vor. Dann wenden wir uns dem Thema "Donald Trump" zu und geben Tipps, welche Bücher sich lohnen, um sich zu informieren.
En este episodio hablamos de las extraordinarias vidas de Mary Wollstonecraft y su hija Mary Shelley: escritoras, feministas e iconos de la rebeldía. Además, hablamos de las novelas Blonde de Joyce Carol Oates y El señor Nakano y las mujeres, de Hiromi Kawakami.
Léift geet bekanntlech duerch de Mo. Zum Beispill an der Hiromi Kawakami hirem gefeierte Roman "Sensei no kaban", op lëtzebuergesch "dem Professer seng Mapp", aus dem Joer 2000. D'Kawakami, déi ufanks Science Fiction Erzielunge geschriwwen huet, gehéiert haut zu de bekannste japanesche Schrëftstellerinnen. 2009 huet ee vun de bekannste japanesche Mangazeechner, de Jirô Taniguchi, "Dem Professer seng Mapp" als Graphic Novel erausbruecht. Zanter 2020 ass di franséisch Iwwersetzung disponibel. D'Kerstin Thalau iwwert "Les années douces".
Haruki Murakami, Ryu Murakami, Sayaka Murata, Yukio Mishima, Hiromi Kawakami, Keigo Higashino und und und - sie alle werden von der wunderbaren Japanologin Ursula Gräfe ins Deutsche übersetzt. Und nicht nur wir sind Fans ihrer Sprachkunst: Im vergangenen Jahr erhielt Ursula in Japan den angesehen Noma-Preis für Übersetzung. Wir freuen uns riesig, dass die vielbeschäftigte Mittlerin zwischen den Literatur-Welten sich die Zeit genommen hat, unsere neugierigen Fragen zu beantworten.
Jenny divulges her top reads of 2019 and shares the top reads of sixteen other readers. All of us focus on books we read in 2019; they may or may not have been published in 2019. That's how regular readers work! If you listen past that section, there will also be some discussion of the Best of the Decade in reads and reading experiences.Thanks to all of you who participate, interact, and listen to the podcast! You have made this a marvelous year and decade. Best wishes in the new year. The next episode will be all about reading goals, so feel free to share your 2020 reading goals with me and I might mention them.Download or listen via this link: Reading Envy 176: Best of 2019 with Jenny and Menagerie.Subscribe to the podcast via this link: FeedburnerOr subscribe via Apple Podcasts by clicking: SubscribeOr listen through TuneIn Or listen on Google Play Listen via StitcherListen through Spotify Books Mentioned: Life and Fate by Vasily GrossmanCastle of Water by Dane KuckelbridgeLent by Jo WaltonFrankissstein by Jeanette WintersonAgainst Memoir by Michelle TeaBrute: Poems by Emily SkajaThe Library of Small Catastrophes by Alison C. RollinsHalal if You Hear Me edited by Safia Elhillo and Fatimah AsgharCan You Forgive Her? by Anthony TrolloppeThe Old Wives' Tale by Arnold BennettThe Way to the Sea by Caroline CramptonThe Murderbot Diaries series by Martha Wells Foundation by Isaac AsimovTu by Patricia GraceThe Last Act of Love by Cathy RentzenbrinkAll Among the Barley by Melissa HarrisonEast West Street by Philippe SandsThe Great Believers by Rebekah MakkaiLost Children Archive by Valeria LuiselliThe Shape of the Ruins by Juan Gabriel VasquezBirdie by Tracey LindbergThey Will Drown in Their Mother's Tears by Johannes AnyuruThe Museum of Modern Love by Heather RoseCantoras by Caroline de RobertisThe Deeper the Water, the Uglier the Fish by Katya ApekinaGone with the Wind by Margaret MitchellThe Very Marrow of Our Bones by Christine HigdonThe Traveling Cat Chronicles by Hiro ArikawaMetro 2035 by Dmitry GlukhovskyIn the Distance by Hernan DiazMortality by Christopher HitchensTrain Dreams by Denis JohnsonConversations with Friends by Sally Rooney Normal People by Sally RooneyGirl, Woman, Other by Bernardine Evaristo Drive Your Plow Over the Bones of the Dead by Olga TokarczukNobber by Oisin FaganWomen Talking by Miriam ToewsWhen Chickenheads Come Home To Roost by Joan MorganOur Women on the Ground edited by Zahra HankirThe Lager Queen of Minnesota by J. Ryan StradalSefira and Other Betrayals by John LanganStrange Weather in Tokyo by Hiromi KawakamiThe Book of Night Women by Marlon JamesInto the Wild by Jon KrakauerFired Up by Andrew JohnstonThe Spirit Catches You and You Fall Down by Anne FadimanWhite Fragility by Robin DiAngeloThe Seven Necessary Sins for Women and Girls by Mona EltahawyThis Tilting World by Colette Bellous Other Mentions:Jenny's Full Best of 2019 ListJenny's Best of the Decade List Safia Elhillo and Fatimah Asghar reading at The StrandShedunnit Podcast Related Episodes:Episode 142 - Borders and Bails with Shawn MooneyEpisode 150 - Rife with Storytelling with Sara Episode 154 - Is If If with PaulaEpisode 157 - Joint Readalong of Gone with the Wind with Book Cougars Episode 159 - Reading Doorways with LindyEpisode 160 - Reading Plays with Elizabeth Episode 163 - Fainting Goats with Lauren Episode 166 - On Brand with Karen Episode 167 - Book Pendulum with Reggie Episode 173 - Expecting a Lot from a Book with Sarah Tittle Episode 174 - Cozy Holiday Reads and TBR Explode 4 Episode 175 - Reading on Impulse with Marion Hill Stalk me online:Jenny at GoodreadsJenny on TwitterJenny is @readingenvy on Instagram and Litsy
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Amanda and Jenn give book recommendations for holiday gift-giving. This episode is sponsored by TBR, The Stationery Shop by Marjan Kamali, a heart-rending story of family, love, and fate, available from Gallery Books, and TALION PUBLISHING LLC, publishers of the thrilling Talion Series by J.K. Franko. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. FEEDBACK Manazuru and The Briefcase by Hiromi Kawakami (rec’d by Cari and Brooke) The Housekeeper and the Professor by Yoko Ogawa(rec’d by Cari) Anything by Haruki Murakami (rec’d by Cari) The Nakano Thrift Shop by Hiromi Kawakami (rec’d by Brooke) QUESTIONS 1. My boyfriend says that he is inspired by my quest to read more books in 2019 and wants to follow suit next year. However, he has no idea where to begin. I was hoping to get him some Christmas gifts that could point him in the right direction. I know he likes fantasy and graphic novels, specifically The Adventure Zone and anything Marvel. He’s also a very philosophical mind and loves to read really complicated books about existence and consciousness. Any suggestions would be welcome. Thanks so much! -Emily 2. Hello! I’m looking for a book for my brother for Christmas! Maybe a comedy mystery? To give you an idea of his style – He likes Terry Pratchett but not Neil Gaiman. He enjoyed the Rivers of London Series and The Bartimaeus Trilogy. He likes authors such as Chris Riddell, Trenton Lee Stewart, Marie Brennan and Scott Westerfeld. It’s been difficult to find something that lines up with his particular brand of dry humour without it going too far and becoming cliché or eye-rolling (e.g. Genevieve Cogman or early Jasper Fforde). Any help would be much appreciated! -Danielle 3. I’m wanting to get my mom a book for Christmas this year and was not sure how close to the time you want a time sensitive marking, but thought better safe than sorry. My mom’s absolute favorite book series is the Outlander series by Diana Gabaldon and she enjoys historical romances. She really likes fantasy like Lord of the Rings and is a major Star Wars fan, although she generally doesn’t read sci fi. Love the podcast and can’t wait to see what you wonderful people come up with. -Stephanie 4. Every year, from December 1st to 25th I go into full Christmas mode. All my free time goes into Christmas activities, and I only want to read holiday books. It’s silly, I know, but I just like it. It’s not a religious thing for me and I am open to other mid winter holiday tradition stories. I usually reread Christmas passages from novels i’ve marked in the past (I.e., Little House on Prairie Christmas chapters or the Christmas tree story from A Tree Grows in Brooklyn) or end up reading tons of picture books and short stories because that’s what i’ve found easily, but I’d like a novel or two this year. I love historical fiction, middle grade, literary fiction, ya. Do you have any recs for me for December? -Reading Around the Christmas Tree 5. Ok, so my cousin is turning 15 in January and she loves to read. My plan for her Christmas present this year is getting her different books about growing up, mental health and other topics relevant for starting high school and starting to plan for the future. She loves the Harry Potter series (surprise, surprise), the geek girl series, Divergent series and other fantasy or dystopian books. She isn’t really into heavy romances but doesn’t mind some. I’ve already thought of giving her If you come softly by Jacqueline Woodson -Hanna 6. Hey bookish friends! For the Christmas holidays I will be traveling with my boyfriend to stay with his mother in Barcelona. This will be my first international trip. While I am trying to keep my expectations low, I think it could be fun to read a novel that takes place in Spain, maybe even Barcelona. We will be traveling to nearby cities, but staying in Barcelona. Do you have any recommendations for novels that take place preferably in modern Spain with a female protagonist? When I try looking up novels all I find are older historical fictions written by men. Any help is much appreciated. Thanks a bunch! -Barcelona Bookish Adventures BOOKS DISCUSSED How to Do Nothing by Jenny Odell Turbulence & Resistance by Samit Basu Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams Gideon the Ninth by Tamsyn Muir The Loyal League series (An Extraordinary Union #1) by Alyssa Cole City of Brass (Daevabad Trilogy) by S.A. Chakraborty If the Fates Allow, edited by Annie Harper The Lotterys More or Less by Emma Donoghue (rec’d by Tirzah) (Don’t) Call Me Crazy, edited by Kelly Jensen Hyperbole and a Half by Allie Brosh Dog Day by Alicia Gimenez Bartlett, translated by Nicholas Caistor (tw animal abuse) The Time in Between by Maria Dueñas, transl. by Daniel Hahn
This week, Liberty and Rebecca discuss The Starless Sea, Know My Name, The Revisioners, and more great books. This episode was sponsored Book Riot's TBR subscription service; Ritual; and Sips by RGH. Pick up an All the Books! 200th episode commemorative item here. Subscribe to All the Books! using RSS, iTunes, or Spotify and never miss a beat book. Sign up for the weekly New Books! newsletter for even more new book news. Books discussed on the show: The Starless Sea by Erin Morgenstern Know My Name: A Memoir by Chanel Miller In the Dream House: A Memoir by Carmen Maria Machado For the Love of Men: A New Vision for Mindful Masculinity by Liz Plank The Revisioners: A Novel by Margaret Wilkerson Sexton Dear Girls: Intimate Tales, Untold Secrets & Advice for Living Your Best Life by Ali Wong The Great Pretender: The Undercover Mission That Changed Our Understanding of Madness by Susannah Cahalan Wake, Siren by Nina MacLaughlin What we're reading: Nothing to See Here by Kevin Wilson How We Fight for Our Lives: A Memoir by Saeed Jones Acid for the Children: A Memoir by Flea Kingdomtide by Rye Curtis More books out this week: Becoming RBG: Ruth Bader Ginsburg's Journey to Justice by Debbie Levy and Whitney Gardner What Are We For?: The Words and Ideals of Eleanor Roosevelt by Eleanor Roosevelt and Nancy Pelosi You Look Like a Thing and I Love You: How Artificial Intelligence Works and Why It's Making the World a Weirder Place by Janelle Shane Swimming in Darkness by Lucas Harari and David Homel Girl, Woman, Other: A Novel by Bernardine Evaristo A Thousand Fires by Shannon Price All Blood Runs Red: The Legendary Life of Eugene Bullard-Boxer, Pilot, Soldier, Spy by Phil Keith, Tom Clavin Four White Horses and a Brass Band: True Confessions from the World of Medicine Shows, Pitchmen, Chumps, Suckers, Fixers, and Shills by Violet McNeal The Last to Die by Kelly Garrett Songs from the Deep by Kelly Powell The Mysterious Affair at Olivetti: IBM, the CIA, and the Cold War Conspiracy to Shut Down Production of the World's First Desktop Computer by Meryle Secrest Sisters of Shadow and Light by Sara B. Larson I Have No Secrets by Penny Joelson The Rib Joint: A Memoir In Essays by Julia Koets Mudlark: In Search of London's Past Along the River Thames by Lara Maiklem The Accursed Tower: The Fall of Acre and the End of the Crusades by Roger Crowley Find Me Their Bones by Sara Wolf This Land Is Their Land: The Wampanoag Indians, Plymouth Colony, and the Troubled History of Thanksgiving by David J. Silverman Sandworm: A New Era of Cyberwar and the Hunt for the Kremlin's Most Dangerous Hackers by Andy Greenberg The How & the Why by Cynthia Hand This Is Pleasure: A Story by Mary Gaitskill A Constellation of Roses by Miranda Asebedo Amazons, Abolitionists, and Activists: A Graphic History of Women's Fight for Their Rights by Mikki Kendall and A. D'Amico Shine of the Ever by Claire Foster She Came to Slay: The Life and Times of Harriet Tubman by Erica Armstrong Dunbar The Forgotten Girl by India Hill Brown Skein Island by Aliya Whiteley The Suspect: An Olympic Bombing, the FBI, the Media, and Richard Jewell, the Man Caught in the Middle by Kent Alexander, Kevin Salwen Disaster's Children: A Novel by Emma Sloley Most of the Better Natural Things in the World by Dave Eggers and Angel Chang Making Comics by Lynda Barry The Bishop's Bedroom by Piero Chiara, Jill Foulston (translator) The Fowl Twins (Artemis Fowl) by Eoin Colfer Life and Limb by Jennifer Roberson Space Struck by Paige Lewis Anything for You: A Novel by Saul Black The Lost Art of Scripture: Rescuing the Sacred Texts by Karen Armstrong Conversations with RBG: Ruth Bader Ginsburg on Life, Love, Liberty, and Law by Jeffrey Rosen Galileo's Error: Foundations for a New Science of Consciousness by Philip Goff Fate of the Fallen by Kel Kade Aviva-No by Shimon Adaf, translated from the Hebrew by Yael Segalovitz The Mutual Admiration Society: How Dorothy L. Sayers and her Oxford Circle Remade the World for Women by Mo Moulton The Princess Who Flew with Dragons by Stephanie Burgis The Little Blue Kite by Mark Z. Danielewski The New Voices of Science Fiction by Nino Cipri, Little Badger, Darcie, et al. Oblivion Banjo: The Poetry of Charles Wright by Charles Wright The Bridge by Enza Gandolfo Girls of Storm and Shadow (Girls of Paper and Fire) by Natasha Ngan The Family Upstairs: A Novel by Lisa Jewell Wrecking Ball (Diary of a Wimpy Kid Book 14) by Jeff Kinney The City Game: Triumph, Scandal, and a Legendary Basketball Team by Matthew Goodman Be My Guest: Reflections on Food, Community and the Meaning of Generosity by Priya Basil Quillifer the Knight (2) by Walter Jon Williams Mighty Justice: My Life in Civil Rights by Dovey Johnson Roundtree and Katie McCabe Return to the Enchanted Island: A Novel by Johary Ravaloson, Allison M. Charette (translator) Living in a World that Can't Be Fixed: Reimagining Counterculture Today by Curtis White The Witches Are Coming by Lindy West They Will Drown in Their Mothers' Tears by Johannes Anyuru, Saskia Vogel (translator) The Toll (Arc of a Scythe) by Neal Shusterman Fortuna (The Nova Vita Protocol) by Kristyn Merbeth The Book of Lost Saints by Daniel José Older Winterwood by Shea Ernshaw On Swift Horses: A Novel by Shannon Pufahl The Other Windsor Girl: A Novel of Princess Margaret, Royal Rebel by Georgie Blalock Made Things by Adrian Tchaikovsky Desk 88: Eight Progressive Senators Who Changed America by Sherrod Brown Space Invaders: A Novel by Nona Fernández, Natasha Wimmer (translator) Jakarta by Rodrigo Márquez Tizano, Thomas Bunstead (translator) The Poppy Wife: A Novel of the Great War by Caroline Scott Winterlust: Finding Beauty in the Fiercest Season by Bernd Brunner Call Down the Hawk by Maggie Stiefvater Alta California: From San Diego to San Francisco, A Journey on Foot to Rediscover the Golden State by Nick Neely Tell Me No Lies: A Lady Dunbridge Novel by Shelley Noble Parade: A Folktale by Hiromi Kawakami, Allison Markin Powell (translator) The Deep by Rivers Solomon with Daveed Diggs, et al. Up in the Main House: and Other Stories by Nadeem Zaman The Crying Book by Heather Christie The Ninja Daughter (Lily Wong) by Tori Eldridge Humiliation: Stories by Paulina Flores, Megan McDowell (translator) A Long Time Ago in a Cutting Room Far, Far Away: My Fifty Years Editing Hollywood Hits - Star Wars, Carrie, Ferris Bueller's Day Off, Mission: Impossible, and More by Paul Hirsch Song of the Crimson Flower by Julie C. Dao Heed the Hollow: Poems by Malcolm Tariq Feed by Tommy Pico Mobituaries: Great Lives Worth Reliving by Mo Rocca We Met in December: A Novel by Rosie Curtis Supernova by Marissa Meyer The Guinevere Deception by Kiersten White Little Weirds by Jenny Slate Get a Life, Chloe Brown: A Novel by Talia Hibbert The Accomplice by Joseph Kanon The Worst Kind of Want: A Novel by Liska Jacobs Unnatural Magic by C. M. Waggoner Ghost Train by Stephen Laws Death and the Seaside by Alison Moore The First: How to Think About Hate Speech, Campus Speech, Religious Speech, Fake News, Post-Truth, and Donald Trump by Stanley Fish The Returns by Philip Salom Voyage of the Frostheart by Jamie Littler The Age of Anxiety by Pete Townshend Resistance Reborn (Star Wars): Journey to Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker by Rebecca Roanhorse Bone Talk by Candy Gourlay Pain: A Novel by Zeruya Shalev and Sondra Silverston Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge by Ethan Sacks and Will Sliney The Colonel's Wife: A Novel by Rosa Liksom and Lola Rogers (Translator) And Go Like This: Stories by John Crowley Vernon Subutex 1: A Novel by Virginie Despentes, Frank Wynne (Translator) Our Wild Calling: How Connecting with Animals Can Transform Our Lives - and Save Theirs by Richard Louv Cryptozoology for Beginners (Codex Arcanum) by Matt Harry and Juliane Crump Shadowscent by P. M. Freestone
The 10 Loves of Mr Nishino is a series of ten short stories about the different women and affairs in one man's life. Contemporary author Hiromi Kawakami explores the nuances of a Japanese playboy and writes a wry, astute and at times, an achingly portrait of people seeking for connection, intimacy and that ever illusive everlasting love.
This week, Liberty and Rebecca discuss Ayesha at Last, Leaving the Witness, On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous, and more great books. This episode was sponsored by Libro.fm, The Guest Book by Sarah Blake from Flatiron Books, and The Plus One from HarperCollins 360. Pick up an All the Books! 200th episode commemorative item here. Subscribe to All the Books! using RSS or iTunes and never miss a beat book. Sign up for the weekly New Books! newsletter for even more new book news. Books discussed on the show: On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous: A Novel by Ocean Vuong Naturally Tan: A Memoir by Tan France Patsy: A Novel by Nicole Dennis-Benn Leaving the Witness: Exiting a Religion and Finding a Life by Amber Scorah Ayesha At Last: A Novel by Uzma Jalaluddin On Being Human: A Memoir of Waking Up, Living Real, and Listening Hard by Jennifer Pastiloff The Truffle Underground: A Tale of Mystery, Mayhem, and Manipulation in the Shadowy Market of the World's Most Expensive Fungus by Ryan Jacobs The River by Peter Heller What we're reading: Me and Mr. Cigar by Gibby Haynes All This Could Be Yours by Jami Attenberg More books out this week: Mostly Dead Things by Kristen Arnett Wild and Crooked by Leah Thomas The Unbreakables by Lisa Barr The Milk Hours: Poems by John James Beyond All Reasonable Doubt: A Novel by Malin Persson Giolito That Night by Cyn Balog Assassin of Shadows: A Novel by Lawrence Goldstone This Might Hurt a Bit by Doogie Horner Girls of July by Alex Flinn No Friend But the Mountains: Writing from Manus Prison by Behrouz Boochani and Omid Tofighian Dual Citizens: A novel by Alix Ohlin We Have Always Been Here: A Queer Muslim Memoir by Samra Habib The Reaping (Paperbacks from Hell) by Bernard Taylor The Ten Loves of Nishino by Hiromi Kawakami and Allison Markin Powell Like a Love Story by Abdi Nazemian The Beholder by Anna Bright The Right Sort of Man by Allison Montclair The Last Unknowns: Deep, Elegant, Profound Unanswered Questions About the Universe, the Mind, the Future of Civilization, and the Meaning of Life by John Brockman Magic for Liars by Sarah Gailey The Cat in the Box by Chris Ferrie The Friends We Keep by Jane Green Exposed by Jean-Philippe Blondel, Alison Anderson (translator) Awards for Good Boys: Tales of Dating, Double Standards, and Doom by Shelby Lorman Murder in Bel-Air (An Aimée Leduc Investigation) by Cara Black The Chosen (Contender) by Taran Matharu This Land Is Our Land by Suketu Mehta The Favorite Daughter by Patti Callahan Henry Indecent Advances: A Hidden History of True Crime and Prejudice Before Stonewall by James Polchin Out of the Shadows: Reimagining Gay Men's Lives by Walt Odets The Love Factory by Elaine Proctor Banshee by Rachel DeWoskin The Rest of the Story by Sarah Dessen More News Tomorrow: A Novel by Susan Richards Shreve The Lost Letters of William Woolf by Helen Cullen The Electric Hotel: A Novel by Dominic Smith Underland: A Deep Time Journey by Robert Macfarlane The Summer We Lost Her by Tish Cohen The Great Eastern by Howard Rodman A Small Zombie Problem (Zombie Problems) by K.G. Campbell Trace: Who killed Maria James? by Rachael Brown Unraveling by Karen Lord I Wanna Be Where You Are by Kristina Forest Donna Has Left the Building by Susan Jane Gilman Fire in the Sky: Cosmic Collisions, Killer Asteroids, and the Race to Defend Earth by Gordon L. Dillow Conscious: A Brief Guide to the Fundamental Mystery of the Mind by Annaka Harris In at the Deep End by Kate Davies Waking the Witch: Reflections on Women, Magic, and Power by Pam Grossman The Summer Demands by Deborah Shapiro Among the Lost by Emiliano Monge, Frank Wynne (translator) In West Mills by De'Shawn Charles Winslow Aug 9 - Fog by Kathryn Scanlan Chasing the Moon: The People, the Politics, and the Promise That Launched America into the Space Age by Robert L. Stone and Alan Andres The Haunted by Danielle Vega Oval: A Novel by Elvia Wilk Cruising: An Intimate History of a Radical Pastime by Alex Espinoza All the Greys on Greene Street by Laura Tucker The Summer Country: A Novel by Lauren Willig Up Jumped the Devil: The Real Life of Robert Johnson by Bruce Conforth and Gayle Dean Wardlow 1919 by Eve L. Ewing Time Is the Thing a Body Moves Through by T Fleischmann Midsummer's Mayhem by Rajani LaRocca This Storm by James Ellroy Ordinary Girls by Blair Thornburgh Not Your Backup by C.B. Lee When the Ground Is Hard by Malla Nunn The Moon: A History for the Future by Oliver Morton All That You Leave Behind: A Memoir by Erin Lee Carr Dissenter on the Bench: Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s Life and Work by Victoria Ortiz Out of Place by Jennifer Blecher, Merrillee Liddiard (Illustrator) If It Makes You Happy by Claire Kann Virtually Yours by Sarvenaz Tash Are You Afraid of the Dark Rum?: and Other Cocktails for ’90s Kids by Sam Slaughter Sorcery of Thorns by Margaret Rogerson The Fire Opal Mechanism by Fran Wilde Fall; or, Dodge in Hell: A Novel by Neal Stephenson City of Girls by Elizabeth Gilbert The Shallows (Nils Shapiro) by Matt Goldman The Last Pirate of New York: A Ghost Ship, a Killer, and the Birth of a Gangster Nation by Rich Cohen Why My Cat Is More Impressive Than Your Baby by Matthew Inman and The Oatmeal Spider-Man: Far From Home: Peter and Ned's Ultimate Travel Journal by Preeti Chhibber (YAY, PREETI!) Searching for Sylvie Lee: A Novel by Jean Kwok This Time Will Be Different by Misa Sugiura We Were Killers Once: A Thriller (Brigid Quinn Series) by Becky Masterman Just One Bite by Jack Heath Five Midnights by Ann Dávila Cardinal Happy Money: The Japanese Art of Making Peace with Your Money by Ken Honda Out Stealing Horses: A Novel by Per Petterson, Anne Born (translator)
Join me and Steph (Time to Read!) as we discuss Out by Natsuo Kirino (translated by Stephen Snyder) Podcast Transcript Mentioned in this episode; Elena Ferrante Haruki Murakami Daunt Books Leo Tolstoy Convenience Store Woman by Sayaka Murata (translated by Ginny Tapley Takemori) Powell's Indie Bookstore Day Open Letter Coffee House Press Fitzcarraldo Editions The Lovely Bones by Alice Sebold The Faculty of Dreamsby Sara Stridsberg (translated by Deborah Bragan-Turner) The Dinnerby Herman Koch (translated by Sam Garrett) Outlander by Diana Gabaldon Paprika by Yasutaka Tsutsui (translated by Andrew Driver) Paprika (2006) Slow Boat by Hideo Furukawa (translated by David Boyd) Record of a Night Too Brief by Hiromi Kawakami (translated by Lucy North) In the Miso Soup by Ryū Murakami (translated by Ralph McCarthy) Auditions by Ryū Murakami (translated by Ralph McCarthy) Auditions (1999) Hard-Boiled Wonderland and the End of the World by Haruki Murakami (translated by Alfred Birnbaum) Stephen King James Patterson Anne Rice Neapolitan Novels Days of Abandonment by Elena Ferrante (translated by Ann Goldstein) The Lost Daughter by Elena Ferrante (translated by Ann Goldstein) Troubling Love by Elena Ferrante (translated by Ann Goldstein) Karl Ove Knausgård My Struggle 1 by Karl Ove Knausgård (translated by Don Bartlett) New York Review of Books Podcast New York Review of Books The New Sorrows of Young W by Ulrich Plenzdorf (translated by Romy Fursland) The Sorrows of Young Werther by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (translated by David Constantine) Man Booker International Prize BTBA Prize Transparent City by Ondjaki (translated by Stephen Henighan) The Little Girl in the Ice Floeby Adelaïde Bon (translated by Tina A. Kover) The Seven Madmen by Roberto Arlt (translated by Nick Caistor) The Linden Tree by César Aira (translated by Chris Andrews) Wordstock Three Percent Podcast Haymarket Books Recovering the Sacred: The Power of Naming and Claiming by Winona LaDuke The Man Who Spoke Snakish by Andrus Kivirähk (translated by Christopher Moseley) Find Steph online Booktube: Time to Read! Twitter: timetoread___ Goodreads: Stephanie Support the show via Patreon Social Media links Email: losttranslationspod@gmail.com Twitter: @translationspod Instagram: translationspod Litsy: @translationspod Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/translationspod/ Produced by Mccauliflower.
Amanda and Jenn discuss horror westerns, adventure novels, books in translation, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked. This episode is sponsored by Book Riot Insiders, Upon a Burning Throne by Ashok K. Banker, and Extraordinary Birds by Sandy Stark-McGinnis. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, or Stitcher. Questions 1. Hello! My friend is about to have her 2nd baby, and I’m putting together a postpartum care package for her. Obviously I need to include books! Pregnancy brain and a toddler running around have made it hard for her to concentrate on anything substantial for very long, so I’m looking for quick reads that she can dip in and out of (graphic novels, poetry, short story collections, etc.). She loves cooking, especially with the food she grows herself, and anything nature-related. I’ve already got Lumberjanes, Misfit City, and Relish on my list, as well as Mary Oliver and Walt Whitman (if I can find something of his she hasn’t read). Thank you so very much for any suggestions! -Sarah 2. I absolutely loved a Gentleman in Moscow by Amor Towles. I also read Rules of Civility. I love books with great character development set around historical events or spanning a long time with cultural or historical significance. Some of my favorite authors are Margaret Mitchell, John Jakes, Fredrik Backman and Michael Chabon. Please recommend some books or authors that can grab me like these authors. Thanks Helen 3. First of all, I love listening to the Podcast, I discovered it a couple weeks ago and have since then gotten caught up, I literally was listening for probably 10 hours a day! You guys are all super amazing and I love hearing what you will all choose for the different rec’s. Here is mine: I recently rediscovered my love of adventure books. Growing up my favorite adventure books/movies were Jurassic Park, Jumanji, Journey to the Center of the Earth, Congo and Indiana Jones. As an adult I am having trouble finding good quality adventure books. Are there any that would read like an Indiana Jones movie? I recently read The Anomaly by: Michael Rutger which has a similar concept and I did enjoy it. I am also currently reading Sandstorm by: James Rollins which is what got me thinking that I need more adventure books in my life. I want to be an archaeologist in another life, and since that is not an option I would love to read more archaeology books. I hope you can help me find some! -Alexis 4. Hello! I am an avid reader, but I sometimes think I’m not great at gauging my own tastes in books. My favorite books tend to be when the prose, themes, plot all feel intentionally aligned by the author to form a perfectly crafted present to a reader. Some of my favorite reads that fall into this category are The Vegetarian, The Song of Achilles, Freshwater, The Poet X, and Tin Man. I prefer standalone novels, but any genre/age range recommendations are welcome. I am also open to any suggestions to bump up books that are on my already very large Goodreads tbr. Thanks for the help! -Danielle 5. I would like to read some amazing books in translation. I’m really into science fiction, but it doesn’t have to be science fiction. I just want something totally gripping from another culture and language. Probably my all-time number one favorite book in translation is The Man with Compound Eyes by Ming-yi Wu (though they usually write his name as Wu Ming-yi). Some other favorite books in translation are: April Witch by Majgull Axelsson, The Readers of Broken Wheel Recommend by Katrina Bivald, The Elegance of the Hedgehog by Muriel Barbery, The Great Passage by Shion Miura, The Travelling Cat Chronicles by Hiro Arikawa, The Three Body Problem & The Dark Forest by Cixin Liu, One Hundred Years of Solitude & Love in the Time of Cholera by Gabriel Garcia Marquez, and Crime and Punishment by Fyodor Dostoevsky. [Does the Mere Wife by Maria Dahvana Headley count?] Some books in translation that didn’t thrill me include: The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho (actually I haven’t liked anything by him but I can’t remember the other ones I’ve read), The Inferno by Dante Alighieri (though I feel the translation I read might have been subpar), The Nakano Thrift Shop by Hiromi Kawakami, The Girl Who Loneliness by Kyung-Sook Shin, Chronicle of a Death Foretold by Gabriel Garcia Marquez, We by Yevgeny Zamyatin, HWJN by Ibraheem Abbas, Girls of Riyadh by Rajaa Alsanea, and Target in the Night by Ricardo Piglia. I want books that help me understand people, so I do want an internal world in my books. But they don’t have to be exclusively internal. I like action and plot as well. Of course, beautiful prose is always great but not necessary. Think the Martian Chronicles- lots of societal commentary done in a beautiful way. I don’t need any European books, but I won’t say no if you think it’s amazing. I’d rather expand my reading though and get somewhere new in my reading life. I think I’ve done little to no reading of African writers in translation, and the books that I’ve read set in Africa have been mostly in Nigeria and Egypt. I love short stories too and am open to anthologies. I also would prefer to read female authors!!! Thanks so much! You guys are awesome!!! I’m new to Get Booked and Book Riot but I am so thrilled to have found you guys!! PS: I just download about 8 books from World Book Day on Amazon! -Teresa 6. I’ve really loved reading Shout and Speak by Laurie Halse Anderson, Solo by Kwame Alexander and Poet X by Elizabeth Acevedo. I want to read something in this same vein – novels written in verse. Not sure if you’ve answered this before but please help! -Holly 7. My little book club (Ogden Lit and Libations) is celebrating three years this October. While discussing a good creepy read to pick along with picks for a couple of other months, we realized we had yet to read a western novel. We’ve already picked all our other books for this year, so we want a combined genre pick for October. We’re looking for a western horror or horror western that will keep us reading and that has great discussion potential. Our general guidelines are to pick backlist (but we will go new for a fabulous read) that aren’t extremely popular due to an impending movie or TV show (again, fabulous will override this) that are around 400 pages (less is fine, more than 500 requires the book be outstanding). Thank you! Looking forward to hearing your recs! -Amanda Books Discussed The Unsettlers by Mark Sundeen When Women Were Birds by Terry Tempest Williams The Architect’s Apprentice by Elif Shafak That Deadman Dance by Kim Scott Time Salvager by Wesley Chu Labyrinth by Kate Mosse Insurrecto by Gina Apostol (tw genocide) Tentacle by Rita Indiana, translated by Achy Obejas (tw: sexual assault, homophobia, slurs) August by Romina Paula, translated by Jennifer Croft Future Fiction, edited by Bill Campbell Inside Out and Back Again by Thanhha Lai Blood Water Paint by Joy McCollough (tw: rape, suicidal ideation) Daughters Unto Devils by Amy Lukavics Trail of Lightning by Rebecca Roanhorse
Alle Frauen verlieben sich in Nishino. Nur bei ihm bleiben will keine. In ihrem Roman "Die zehn Lieben des Nishino" erzählt die japanische Erfolgsautorin Hiromi Kawakami mit leiser Poesie von der Unmöglichkeit der Liebe. Rezension von Isabella Arcucci aus dem Japanischen von Ursula Gräfe und Kimiko Nakayama-Ziegler Hanser Verlag ISBN 978-3-446-26169-3 189 Seiten 20 Euro
This week Alice and Bethany discuss two very recent books about Japanese shop employees: The Nakano Thrift Shop by Hiromi Kawakami and Convenience Store Woman by Sayaka Murata. The Nakano Thrift Shop - https://amzn.to/2PoXrtK Convenience Store Woman - https://amzn.to/2z4smS9
Amanda and Jenn discuss fall mood reading, books about friendship, horror short stories, and more in this week's episode of Get Booked. This episode is sponsored by the GCP Clubcar and The Good Demon by Jimmy Cajoleas. Questions 1. Hi there! I’m looking for books that hit the sweet spot towards fulfilling my reading challenges for this year. I’m trying to read at least 75% female authors and at least 75% non-US/UK/Canadian (especially trying to add books from new countries). Therefore, I’ve been reading a lot of women in translation and finding a lot of great books, but I’ve come to realize that the vast majority of what I’ve been reading are new books from the very late 20th or 21st centuries. So I’m really digging now for recommendations that touch each decade of the 20th century and/or earlier. Do you have any ideas for books or authors? Some good books from the last year or two I’ve loved were “Fever Dream” by Samantha Schweblin (Argentina), Han Kang’s books from South Korea, Ali Smith’s Autumn (not helping my goal :), and Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie. Thanks :) --Patrik 2. Hello, I love listening to the show and learning about new books to add to my ever-growing TBR pile. But this request is for my husband. He's lately just gotten back into reading science fiction and I would love to surprise him with a new book for his birthday. He loves science fiction that mixes hard science with a good story. His recent obsession has been the Three Body Trilogy by Cixin Liu; he is also a big Arthur C. Clarke fan. Any recommendations would be appreciated! --Lee 3. Hello! I sent in this question a while back but I don’t think it was answered yet, so I thought I’d re-submit. I’m seeking some eerie, atmospheric books to read this fall and winter. Bonus points for books set in rainy, stormy, dreary places. My most recently read books that fall into this type of category are “Rebecca” and “And Then There Were None,” and “The Woman in Cabin 10.” I’m open to books from all eras, as well as both YA and adult novels. Thanks a lot! And I’m sorry if I might have missed this question on a recent show. --Katie 4. Hello, My best friend and I no longer live anywhere near each other and may not for many years to come. One way we have maintained our bond is through reading books together. We love contemporary literature especially focused on women's experiences. I am specifically looking for some lovely books about female friendship. As teens we both loved and deeply bonded over the sisterhood of the traveling pants series but I'm now looking for something more geared towards adults and maintaining friendship through the trials of adulthood, including perhaps long distance friendship. Thank you! --Rhiannon 5. Hi there! I'm looking for recommendations for my cousin who loves books that look at the world or history honestly, but still make her laugh. Her all-time favorites are The Sellout, The Good Lord Bird, A Confederacy of Dunces, and most recently Less by Andrew Sean Greer. She keeps asking me for some absurdist satire like those books, except written by and centered on women. I know of no books that fit the bill, especially none that speak to a more diverse experience (i.e., NOT Confessions of a Shopaholic). She's an intellectual, funny woman of color currently living in Europe, and I'd love to send her a couple books to accompany her on her travels. Please help! --CoCo 6. Recently I’ve gotten into manga and I’ve been really loving the books I’ve been picking up. I’m reading Fullmetal Alchemist at the moment and have become obsessed. It’s made me realize however how little I’ve read in translation by Japanese authors, and was wondering if you two had any novel recommendations. I read pretty much anything in any genre, so long as it’s engaging and well written I’m happy. Also before you ask I have read some Murakami. He’s a great author, but I’ve had difficulty with how he writes women. Thanks ladies! --Anonymous 7. Hello! I love your show and all of your recommendations. I have just started reading short story collections and, since I am a fan of horror books, I wonder if y'all would know of any horror short story collections (that are not Stephen King, already have all of those!). Thank you! --Aldo Books Discussed The Tangled Tree by David Quammen Headscarves and Hymens by Mona Eltahawy Agua Viva by Clarice Lispector (1970s, Brazil), transl. Stefan Tobler Angelica Gorodischer (Argentina), Kalpa Imperial, translated by Ursula K. Le Guin All Systems Red by Martha Wells Daniel H Wilson (Robopocalypse or Guardian Angels and Other Monsters) Weathering by Lucy Wood The Woman in White by Wilkie Collins She Matters by Susanna Sonnenberg Rich and Pretty by Rumaan Alam Severance by Ling Ma The Merry Spinster by Daniel Mallory Ortberg (published under Mallory Ortberg) Penance by Kanae Minato, transl by Philip Gabriel Strange Weather in Tokyo by Hiromi Kawakami, transl. by Allison Markin Powell (rec’d by Pierce Alquist) North American Lake Monsters by Nathan Ballingrud Fen by Daisy Johnson
Seis recomendaciones hacen parte de esta primera cita. En un viaje por la música, el cine y la literatura. El Profe habla de la música de la agrupación británica *Shame*, el recuerdo de la *Banda Nueva* y su disco *'La gran feria'*, uno de los discos más importantes del rock colombiano. Las letras de *Hiromi Kawakami* y su libro 'Los amores de Nishino', la película *In the Mood for Love (Deseando amar) *de* Wong Kar Wai* y una pequeña reflexión sobre *Rock al Parque*. Bienvenidos a Una cita con El Profe.
We discuss The Nakano Thrift Shop by Hiromi Kawakami and Things We Lost in the Fire by Mariana Enríquez. Books Mentioned The Nakano Thrift Shop by Hiromi Kawakami, Translated by Allison Markin Powell Things We Lost in the Fire by Mariana Enríquez, Translated by Megan McDowell You can find all of the books featured in this podcast in the Reading Women Store! And be sure to subscribe to our newsletter to be sure you don’t miss the latest news, reviews, and fur child photos. Support us on Patreon and get insider goodies! CONTACT Questions? Comments? Email us hello@readingwomenpodcast.com. SOCIAL MEDIA Reading Women Twitter | Facebook | Instagram | Website Autumn Twitter | Instagram | Website Kendra Twitter | Instagram | YouTube | Website Music “Stickybee” by Josh Woodard Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
We're kicking of our celebration of Women in Translation month! This week, we talk about our six book selections by women who have been translated into English. Books Mentioned Human Acts by Han Kang, Translated by Deborah Smith Memoirs of a Polar Bear by Yōko Tawada, Translated by Susan Bernofsky The Nakano Thrift Shop by Hiromi Kawakami, Translated by Allison Markin Powell The Story of My Teeth by Valeria Luiselli, Translated by Christina MacSweeney The Impossible Fairy Tale by Han Yujoo, Translated by Janet Hong Things We Lost in the Fire by Mariana Enríquez, Translated by Megan McDowell See What I Have Done by Sarah Schmidt The Gringo Champion by Aura Xilonen, Translated by Andrea Rosenberg You can find all of the books featured in this podcast in the Reading Women Store! And be sure to subscribe to our newsletter to be sure you don’t miss the latest news, reviews, and fur child photos. Support us on Patreon and get insider goodies! CONTACT Questions? Comments? Email us hello@readingwomenpodcast.com. SOCIAL MEDIA Reading Women Twitter | Facebook | Instagram | Website Autumn Twitter | Instagram | Website Kendra Twitter | Instagram | YouTube | Website Music “Stickybee” by Josh Woodard Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
El equipo de Hello Friki Podcast se reúne una vez más para hablar de lo que le apasiona. En el 5×27 tocan los videojuegos y los cómics, y para ello nos centramos en reseñar títulos tan interesantes y de actualidad como Batman Arkham Knight, Lego Jurassic Park y el cómic nacional Ikea Dream Makers. Giacco presenta el programa con la ayuda de Daniel Collado, Álvaro Gekko y Víctor M. Yeste. VIDEOJUEGOS Noticias - Restrospectiva y conclusiones de la E3 Reseñas - Batman Arkham Knight - Star Wars: El Poder de la Fuerza: Edición Sith - Dragon Ball Xenoverse - Lego Jurassic Park CÓMICS Noticias - Numerosas novedades de Image - Novedades nacionales veraniegas Reseñas - Preciosa Oscuridad, de Fabien Vehlman y Kerascoët (ECC Ediciones) - Los años dulces, de Hiromi Kawakami y Jiro Taniguchi (Ponent Mon) - Ikea Dream Makers, de Cristian Robles (Dehavilland) ¡No olvides comentarnos qué opinas en Facebook, Twitter o Google+! O incluso en los comentarios de esta misma ficha. ¡Estaremos atentos para responderte!
El equipo de Hello Friki Podcast se reúne una vez más para hablar de lo que le apasiona. En el 5×27 tocan los videojuegos y los cómics, y para ello nos centramos en reseñar títulos tan interesantes y de actualidad como Batman Arkham Knight, Lego Jurassic Park y el cómic nacional Ikea Dream Makers. Giacco presenta el programa con la ayuda de Daniel Collado, Álvaro Gekko y Víctor M. Yeste. VIDEOJUEGOS Noticias - Restrospectiva y conclusiones de la E3 Reseñas - Batman Arkham Knight - Star Wars: El Poder de la Fuerza: Edición Sith - Dragon Ball Xenoverse - Lego Jurassic Park CÓMICS Noticias - Numerosas novedades de Image - Novedades nacionales veraniegas Reseñas - Preciosa Oscuridad, de Fabien Vehlman y Kerascoët (ECC Ediciones) - Los años dulces, de Hiromi Kawakami y Jiro Taniguchi (Ponent Mon) - Ikea Dream Makers, de Cristian Robles (Dehavilland) ¡No olvides comentarnos qué opinas en Facebook, Twitter o Google+! O incluso en los comentarios de esta misma ficha. ¡Estaremos atentos para responderte!
Granta celebrate the launch of Granta 127: Japan, with an event at Free Word Centre. Contributors Hiromi Kawakami and Yukiko Motoya come all the way from Japan to discuss their work and introduce you to their country. In ‘Blue Moon’, Hiromi Kawakami reflects on mortality and the limits of translation, while in ‘The Dogs’, Yukiko Motoya depicts a loner living with a mysterious pack of dogs in an icy mountain cabin. Listen to these writers and the Granta team discuss Japan and the illusory, ambiguous, and contradictory nature of a country.
Hiromi Kawakami is a novelist, haiku poet, literary critic and essayist. Her books include 'Manazuru, Pasuta mashiin yūrei' ('Pasta Machine Ghosts') and 'Sensei no kaban' ('The Briefcase'), published as 'Strange Weather in Tokyo' by Portobello Books in the UK. She was awarded the 1996 Akutagawa Prize for 'Hebi o fumu' (Tread on a Snake). Here, she talks to Granta Books editor Anne Meadows on her essay for Granta 127: Japan, the presence of death in her work and the influence of Gabriel García Márquez, with interpretation by Asa Yoneda. 'I never really thought about death or mortality, but coming to terms with this diagnosis, or the probability of this diagnosis, I realised that, medically speaking, death can always be thought of not as a certainty, but as a probability. Looking back, I never was aware of feeling that close to death, but actually if you think about it, just living every day there is a very small but definitely existing chance of death, whatever you're doing, wherever you are.' Image courtesy of Ryoko Uyama
Seis recomendaciones hacen parte de esta primera cita. En un viaje por la música, el cine y la literatura. El Profe habla de la música de la agrupación británica Shame, el recuerdo de la Banda Nueva y su disco 'La gran feria', uno de los discos más importantes del rock colombiano. Las letras de Hiromi Kawakami y su libro 'Los amores de Nishino', la película In the Mood for Love (Deseando amar) de Wong Kar Wai y una pequeña reflexión sobre Rock al Parque. Bienvenidos a Una cita con El Profe.