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New Release: ‘Kaleidoscope Japan’ an epic immersive new book about Japanese literature
From the acclaimed publisher of Japanese fiction in translation comes an epic, immersive new book about Japanese literature. After a lifetime reading Japanese literature and… Read more »
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Genji Shines Anew: Paperback edition of Mitsuyo Kakuta’s critically acclaimed ‘Tale of Genji’ adaptation released in Japan
The first, 322-page, volume of a new eight-volume paperback edition of The Tale of Genji, often-described as the world’s first novel, adapted and translated into modern… Read more »
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‘The Line’ a new Kafkaesque work by Fuminori Nakamura is making headlines in Japan
Earlier this month Kodansha, one of Japan’s largest and most prestigious publishers, released The Line, Retsu, a provocative new novel by the award-winning Fuminori Nakamura… Read more »
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Rave Reviews for ‘My Annihilation’ a compulsive dark tale by Fuminori Nakamura, out now in English
‘From the first sentence—“Turn this page, and you may forfeit your entire life”—Nakamura plays tricks on the reader, the narrator, and even the notion of… Read more »
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New paperback edition of ‘The Plastic Prayer’ by Kazufumi Shiraishi released this week in Japan
Asahi Shimbun Publications, the book publishing arm of one of Japan’s oldest and most prestigious national daily newspapers, released a bunko-bon, paperback, edition of The… Read more »- TOPICS:
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“Monkey Man” by Takuji Ichikawa a writer who understands the zeitgeist, published today, is a gripping mix of the fantastical and the everyday
A world on the brink of disaster, where children with new attitudes are awakening with strange new abilities – but can they change the course… Read more »
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‘Big-Handed Dekako-Chan’ a new illustrated children’s book by Kazufumi Shiraishi released in Japan
Last month Iwasaki Shoten, a highly regarded specialist Japanese children’s publisher founded in 1934, released a new beautifully illustrated children’s book by the Red Circle author… Read more »
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New Release: ‘Monkey Man’, a tale that challenges readers to consider how and who can save the human race from itself, by Takuji Ichikawa
A world on the brink of disaster, where children with new attitudes are awakening with strange new abilities – but can they change the course… Read more »
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Major new novel by the Naoki prize-winning Kazufumi Shiraishi ‘The Genies of Fountain Blue’ launched by Shinchosha
The Genies of Fountain Blue, Fauntenburu no majin tachi, by the multi prize-winning author Kazufumi Shiraishi, released in tanko-bon format in Japan last month by Shinchosha, is… Read more »
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‘The Card Shark’ a new full-length novel by Fuminori Nakamura released in hardback in Japan
Earlier this month Asahi Shimbun Shuppan, a Japanese publisher linked to one of Japan’s most prestigious national newspapers, launched a tanko-bon, hardback, edition of The Card Shark (Kaado-shi), by… Read more »
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