Looking forward to 2023!
No 387 Grotesque by Natsuo Kirino, translated by Rebecca Copeland (for Japanese Literature Challenge 15)
Having read and enjoyed a previous novel by Natsuo Kirino, I decided to go for another book of hers in the 746 for the Japanese Literature Challenge, hosted, as always by Dolce Bellezza. This tonally confusing novel opens with the murders of two Tokyo prostitutes. What makes the murders strange is that both the victims…
Translation Week Buddy Read: Territory of Light by Yuko Tsushima, translated by Geraldine Harcourt #NovNov
Translation Week: Hotel Iris by Yoko Ogawa, translated by Stephen Snyder #NovNov
Hotel Iris is the story of Mari, a 17-year-old woman who works for her tyrannical mother in a run down hotel by the sea. She meets an older man, a translator of Russian novels, who lives on an island and is rumoured to have murdered his wife. They start a relationship based on dominance and…
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No 416 The Thief by Fuminori Nakamura, Book 1 of #20booksofsummer21
Two reviews for the Japanese Literature Challenge #JapaneseLitChallenge14
No 444 After Dark by Haruki Murakami, translated by Jay Rubin
After Dark is my first read for the Japanese Literature Challenge which is taking place from now until the end of March. This is the second of Murakami’s books that I have read after being impressed with the languid Norwegian Wood. After Dark has a similar ambience to Norwegian Wood. It is a dream-like blend…
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No 499 Ring by Koji Suzuki (translated by Robert B.Rohmer & Glynne Whalley) #JLC13
It might come as a surprise, but I am quite the horror fan although my preference is for movies over books. Horror books never quite have the same scare factor for me, but I am a big fan of horror movies, particularly those from Korea and Japan. I saw Hideo Nakata’s seminal adaptation of Ring…
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