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Twinkle Twinkle – by Kaori Ekuni

Twinkle Twinkle tells a very compelling story of Mutsuki, a gay medical doctor, and Shoko, a slightly mentally unstable translator … More

bibliophile, book chat, book in translation, book lover, book review, japanese literature, kaori ekuni, literary fiction, translated fiction

Pereira Declares – Antonio Tabucchi

Dr. Pereira was the editor of the culture page of Lisboa, a small nonpolitical evening newspaper in Lisbon. It was … More

antonio tabucchi, bibliophile, book review, Italy, literary fiction, periera declares, translated fiction

The Key and Diary of a Mad Old Man – Junichiro Tanizaki

The Key is a brilliant study of the innermost nature and sexual desires of human beings. I was quite baffled … More

bibliophile, Japan, literary fiction, tanizaki, translated fiction

The Factory – Hiroko Oyamada

Oyamada tackled the banality of corporate life, the economic insecurity of a generation of Japanese, and the quest to find … More

bibliophile, book lover, hiroko oyamada, Japan, literary fiction, the factory, translated literature

The Wild Geese – Ogai Mori

Ogai Mori was a true master storyteller. His skillful writing captivated you right from the beginning of the story. And … More

bibliophile, book lover, Japan, literary fiction, ogai mori, the wild geese, translated fiction

The Makioka Sisters – by Junichiro Tanizaki

Reading this novel is like watching a 3-season long K-drama with family feud, tragic events, natural disasters, death, as well … More

bibliophile, book in translation, book lover, Japan, literary fiction, tanizaki, themakiokasisters, translated fiction

Before the Coffee Gets Cold – by Toshikazu Kawaguchi

Who would you want to meet, and what would you like to do if you can travel in time? In … More

before the coffee gets cold, bibliophile, book lover, Japan, JLitLover, literary fiction, toshikazu kawaguchi, translated fiction

Sweet Days of Discipline – by Fleur Jaeggy

There’s writing that you just couldn’t get into. And there’s writing that hooked you the moment you started reading the … More

bibliophile, book in translation, fleur jaeggy, Italy, sweet days of discipline, translated fiction, translated literature, women in translation

Life Form – by Amelie Nothomb

In just 125 pages, Nothomb addressed many different social issues in this partly autobiographical, partly epistolary novel: the gorging of … More

amelie nothomb, bibliophile, France, life form, literary fiction, translated fiction, women in translation

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