Kinshu-Autumn Brocade by Teru Miyamoto

Kinshu was the first Miyamoto book I read, and I was mesmerized by his beautiful and poetic writing. Kinshu is … More

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

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

In this slim novel, Kawakami tells the ins and outs of the daily operation of a second-hand shop, and her … More

This book contains two novellas, Kitchen and Moonlight Shadow. The two protagonists are both female college students suffering from the … More

As I mentioned in an earlier post, Kawabata usually chose one aspect of Japanese culture to feature in his novels: … More

I found it fascinating that each of Kawabata’s novels covers different Japanese traditions, be it tea ceremony, No mask, mountain … More

The Sound of the Mountain is a novel set in post war Japan. Shingo Ogata is a 59 year old … More

The Life before Us (La Vie devant soi) portrays a heartbreaking parental love story between a sensitive and prematurely wise … More