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KAFU NAGAI
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RECENTLY PUBLISHED BOOKS ABOUT JAPAN
Jun 8, 2019
‘Three Japanese Short Stories’ review: A literary amuse-bouche
In ‘Three Japanese Short Stories,’ stories by noted authors Kafu Nagai, Koji Uno and Ryonosuke Akutagawa illustrate a Japan grappling with the wider world.
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ESSENTIAL READING FOR JAPANOPHILES
Mar 9, 2019
Kafu Nagai’s ‘Geisha in Rivalry’ abounds with scheming, manipulation and, yes, sex
Although this edition of ‘Geisha in Rivalry’ is a translation of a censored version of the more racy original, it represents Nagai’s rediscovery of the fast-disappearing traditional culture of Japan.
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THE LIVING PAST
Sep 15, 2018
The long struggle to become international
Eighth-century Japan was an infant civilization. Its prehistory had been long. Awakened at last, Japan drank eagerly from the source: China, then at its creative peak.
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BACKSTREET STORIES
Oct 24, 2015
Grave company at Zoshigaya Cemetery
When persimmon leaves and the tips of maples take on color, and chilly air rattles windows, composer Yoshinao Nakada’s haunting song “Chiisai Aki Mitsuketa” (“A Bit of Autumn Found“) floats through my mind. Having just learned that the song’s lyricist, talented poet Hachiro Sato (1903-74), rests in Zoshigaya...
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