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Children's Literature in Japan
Jun 15, 2019
Children’s author Kenji Miyazawa: Fundamental to the modern form
Author and poet Kenji Miyazawa’s fantastical worldbuilding, poignant text and progressive morals laid the foundations of modern Japanese children’s literature.
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RECENTLY PUBLISHED BOOKS ABOUT JAPAN
Sep 29, 2018
Kenji Miyazawa’s ‘Once and Forever’: More than a happy ending
‘Once and Forever’ is a brand-new selection of 24 lesser-known, but equally delightful and imaginative tales by Kenji Miyazawa expertly translated into English by the late John Bester.
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ESSENTIAL READING FOR JAPANOPHILES
Jul 2, 2016
‘The Anatomy of Dependence’: Excavating the foundations of Japanese behavior
Takeo Doi’s “The Anatomy of Dependence,” first published in 1971 and translated into English two years later, remains one of the definitive books about Japanese behavior.
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ESSENTIAL READING FOR JAPANOPHILES
Oct 11, 2014
Black Rain
Masuji Ibuse’s classic 1965 novel “Black Rain” takes readers into the everyday lives of a family poisoned by radiation sickness. The narrative structure carefully balances between the present time of the novel and journal entries from the bombings of Hiroshima to craft a carefully wrought masterpiece...
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