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Ikuya Takahashi
Dec 24, 20222 min read
“Brutus” (featuring Haruki Murakami)
As Christmas is approaching (which has nothing to with Murakami…but anyway), I’m browsing through a magazine called “Brutus” (which is a...
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Ikuya Takahashi
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...
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Ikuya Takahashi
Dec 20, 20221 min read
“Blue Moon” By Hiromi Kawakami
This is an essay like fiction. Kawakami’s prose has unique charm in itself. It renders readers’ minds peaceful and calm. This story is no...
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Ikuya Takahashi
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...
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Ikuya Takahashi
Dec 3, 20221 min read
“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...
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Ikuya Takahashi
Nov 18, 20223 min read
“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...
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Ikuya Takahashi
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...
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Ikuya Takahashi
Nov 12, 20222 min read
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...
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Ikuya Takahashi
Oct 23, 20222 min read
“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...
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