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