Sayaka Murata: Convenience Store Woman
Paul reviews Sayaka Murata’s Convenience Store Woman, translated from the Japanese by Ginny Tapley Takemori and recently longlisted for the Best Translated Book Award.
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Kenzaburo Oe: Death by Water
Trevor reviews Kenzaburo Oe’s Death by Water, translated from the Japanese by Deborah Boliver Boehm. Read the full post.
The Eclipse Viewer 39: Oshima’s Outlaw Sixties Part I
David and Trevor are back with another episode of The Eclipse Viewer Podcast. In this first part of two, we are joined by guest Aaron West to discuss the first two films in Eclipse Series 21: Oshima’s Outlaw Sixties. Read the full post and get links to the show.
Masaki Kobayashi: Kwaidan
Today, The Criterion Collection is releasing a Blu-ray edition of Masaki Kobayashi’s 1965 film Kwaidan, a collection of Japanese ghost stories. Kwaidan benefits greatly from this upgrade. Trevor looks at the film and the new Criterion edition. Read the full post.
Haruki Murakami: “Kino”
This week’s New Yorker story is Haruki Murakami’s “Kino,” translated from the Japanese by Philip Gabriel. Read the full post.
Yasushi Inoue: The Hunting Gun
P.T. Smith reviews Yasushi Inoue’s 1949 novel, The Hunting Gun, translated from the Japanese by Michael Emmerich. Read the full post.
Yasushi Inoue: Life of a Counterfeiter
Trevor reviews Yasushi Inoue’s 1951 novella Life of a Counterfeiter. Read the full post.
Haruki Murakami: “Scheherazade”
This week’s story from The New Yorker is Haruki Murakami’s “Scheherazade,” translated from the Japanese by Ted Goossen. Read the full post.
Haruki Murakami: “Yesterday”
This week’s New Yorker fiction is Haruki Murakami’s “Yesterday” (tr. from the Japanese by Philip Gabriel), one of the four selected for the summer fiction issue. Betsy offers her thoughts. Read the full post.
Natsume Soseki: The Gate
Trevor reviews Natsume Soseki’s quiet yet tumultuous 1910 novel, The Gate. Read the full post.