Book of the day 2/3

Feb 17, 20232 min read

“A Guide to Cultivating Well-Read Youth: A Taiwan Literary History Textbook”

If you ever have a chance to come to Taiwan, I highly recommend you go to National Museum of Taiwan Literature. The permanent exhibition...

Dec 21, 20222 min read

“The Story of Tomoda and Matsunaga” by Junichiro Tanizaki

This story was written in 1926, 3 years after Tanizaki moved to Kyoto. The narrator, a writer called “K”, one day receives a letter...

Dec 16, 20221 min read

“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...

Nov 15, 20222 min read

“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...

Oct 8, 20222 min read

“The Priest and His Love” by Yukio Mishima

I have successfully finished this term with a beautiful story by Mishima, which was written in 1954. Mishima composed it based on an...

May 31, 20221 min read

“Brother and Sister” by Saisei Muro

Saisei Muro was born in Kanazawa, Ishikawa prefecture. He started his literary career as a poet and later became a novelist. The story...

May 10, 20222 min read

“Snow” by Orhan Pamuk

I’ve finished reading “Snow”. This is the first time for me to read Pamuk. I was completely enchanted by his beautifully crafted prose....

May 7, 20221 min read

“Hari to Ito” (Needles and Threads) by Ito Ogawa

This is a travel essay by Ito Ogawa. She reminisces about her stay in Berlin for some years as a language student and a writer as well...

Apr 7, 20221 min read

“The Power of Reading” by Eisuke Wakamatsu

The author says there are 4 conditions that make books “good” books. 1. When you encounter that book, you are ready for it. 2. The book...