The Shitos are a family of eight, spanning four generations and living under the one roof. When a young woman, Noriko, marries the Shito son Kazuhito, she is marrying more than just one man; she is marrying in to his family. Every family has its quirks, its particular way of doing things, but in…
Read more No 507 Now You’re One Of Us by Asa Nonami, translated by Michael Volek & Mitsuko Volek
Prior to reading Life A User’s Manual, I did a bit of research on Georges Perec. Now that I’ve read this undoubted masterpiece of a novel, it’s no surprise to learn that he was a keen member of Oulipo, a literary society founded by Raymond Queneau and mathematician Francois le Lionnais. Coined the Workshop for…
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