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“Building a human being” by Hideo Kobayashi and Kiyoshi Oka

This book is a rare dialogue between Hideo Kobayashi, one of the most noted literary critics in Japan and Kiyoshi Oka, who is a genius...

“Abandoning a Cat” by Haruki Murakami

This is an essay Murakami wrote about his father. He rarely talks about his parents. Still, his father’s presence could be strongly...

“The Little House” by Kyoko Nakajima

次の授業で中島京子氏の作品を扱うため、その準備のため本書を読了した。２０１０年の直木賞授賞作。本書に関するYuki さんと翻訳者のGinnyさんとの対談がとても興味深かったので、いつか読みたいと思っていた。実は数年前に飯田橋ギンレイホール（閉館は本当に悲しい）で本書を原作と...

“Variations On a Theme By Mister Donut“ by David Mitchell

David Mitchell is a noted English author and has written 9 novels together with many short stories. I was drawn to the title of the...

Lecture on “Patriotism” by Yukio Mishima at Adelphi University

I’ve been blessed with a wonderful opportunity to conduct a class on Mishima featuring “Patriotism” as a guest lecturer at Adelphi...

“Granta 127” (Featuring Japan)

I’m preparing for the next term, reading “Granta 127”. Personally, I like this book partly because it has some beautiful images...

Japanese Literature Discussion Classes with “Granta 127”!

Japanese Literature Discussion Classes with “Granta 127”! I’m happy to announce that my Japanese literature discussion classes start ...

“Modern Japanese Short Stories” edited by Ivan Morris

Over the last 10 months, we’ve read and discussed short stories of the Tuttle anthology. You could not only discover many great stories...

“What it is to Read in Japanese” by Minae Mizumura

I read essays of Mizumura, which is a sister book of “What it is to Write in Japanese”. As compared to the other one, this is in a way...