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International reviewers are falling in love with ‘Japan’s Man of Mystery’, Soji Shimada, and his unfathomable ingenious plots
The award-winning author Soji Shimada is very well known and highly regarded in Japan, his native country, where he has won the prestigious Japan Mystery… Read more »
Book Review
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‘Freethinking’ the first collection of essays by Fuminori Nakamura published in Japan
Last month Kawade Shobo Shinsha, a major Japanese publisher founded in 1886 and publisher of the important Japanese quarterly literary journal Bungei, published the first… Read more »
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‘Backlight’ by Kanji Hanawa reviewed in The Japan Times
The Japan Times, Japan’s largest and oldest English language daily newspaper, has reviewed Backlight, a new work by the Akutagawa-nominated author Kanji Hanawa. According to the review by the… Read more »
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Pocket-sized Japanese fiction: small books for big brains
Red Circle Minis, the newly launched series of short Japanese books in English are, ‘beautiful pocket-sized slices of Japanese literature’ and ‘an incredible window into… Read more »
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Hardback edition of ‘The Plastic Prayer’ by Kazufumi Shiraishi published in Japan
Asahi Shimbun Publications, the book publishing arm of one of Japan’s oldest and most prestigious national daily newspapers, released a tanko-bon, hardback, edition of The… Read more »
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‘Stand-In Companion’ by Kazufumi Shiraishi reviewed in The Japan Times
The Japan Times, Japan’s largest and oldest English language daily newspaper, has reviewed Stand-In Companion, a new work by the Naoki Prize-winning Japanese author Kazufumi Shiraishi. According… Read more »
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‘Cult X’, Fuminori Nakamura’s latest novel to be published in English, making an impact with international reviewers
The much anticipated, Cult X, Fuminori Nakamura’s seventh novel in English translation published last month, is making a major impact internationally after causing a sensation… Read more »
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Booksellers across Japan are stocking up on Fuminori Nakamura’s latest novel, ‘R Empire’, a dark dystopian tale that is captivating everyone
The Red Circle author Fuminori Nakamura, who is known for penning fast-paced narratives hypnotically blending psychological suspense with literary fiction, is hypnotising booksellers and readers… Read more »
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Roger Pulvers’ translated collection of Japan’s favourite poet’s best works reviewed in The Japan Times
The Japan Times writes in their end of year review of Roger Pulvers’ translated collection of Kenji Miyazawa’s (1896-1933) poems that the poems “startle in… Read more »
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Kazufumi Shiraishi’s rising international profile
The award-winning author Kazufumi Shiraishi is very well known and highly regarded in Japan, his native country, where he has won major literary prizes, including… Read more »
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