- Apr 14
“Why I Read” get-together session
We had a fantastic get-together session after the term! The session is called “Why I read”, named after the famous essay by George Orwell...
- Apr 12
“Mr. Goodall’s Gloves” by Yasushi Inoue
This story is partially autobiographical and its central theme is memory. The protagonist goes to a famous restaurant in Nagasaki, where...
- Mar 26
“The Siren’s Lament” by Junichiro Tanizaki
I used 3 stories of Tanizaki for my discussion classes in the Pushkin Press anthology: “The Qilin”; “Killing O-Tsuya”; and “The Siren’s...