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 Hunting Gun – Yasushi Inoue

“She didn’t seem to talk to me but to God through me, and her voice was strangely clear, like heavenly … More

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

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

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

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