γγͺγͺ (Mario Menti)Under the Eye of the Big... Cat? πΉ
#HiromiKawakami #UnderTheEyeOfTheBigBird #AsaYoneda #ε·δΈεΌηΎ #倧γγͺι³₯γ«γγγγγͺγγγ #η« #CatsOfMastodon
Two Japanese translated books in this year's long list, Under the Eye of the Big Bird by Hiromi Kawakami (tr. Asa Yoneda) and Hunchback by Saou Ichikawa (tr. Polly Barton).
#InternationalBooker #HiromiKawakami #AsaYoneda #SaouIchikawa #PollyBarton
The International Booker Prize 2025 | The Booker Prizes
https://thebookerprizes.com/the-booker-library/prize-years/international/2025
The Japan TimesThe author reimagines sexual reproduction, family ties and societal roles in a passionless world that is neither a dystopia nor an improvement on reality. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2024/09/03/books/eye-of-the-big-bird-hiromi-kawakami/ #culture #books #hiromikawakami #asayoneda
I devoured this in one sitting this afternoon and loved it. Published in Japan back in 1988 but only last year in an English translation (and a wonderful one at that, by Asa Yoneda), it will now make me seek out the few Banana Yoshimoto books I haven't read yet.
#BananaYoshimoto #ThePremonition #AsaYoneda
#BananaYoshimoto #ThePremonition #AsaYoneda
Eight translators reveal their top picks for untranslated hidden gems that will delight Japanese literature lovers. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2023/12/20/books/japanese-literature-wish-list-translators/?utm_content=buffer91763&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #culture #books #japaneseliterature #translation #pollybarton #sambett #davidboyd #andrewfitzsimons #lucynorth #allisonmarkinpowell #ginnytapleytakemori #asayoneda
In βThe Premonition,β the characters exist in a dream-like state of sweetness and steer clear of examining complex questions. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2023/10/14/books/banana-yoshimoto-the-premonition/?utm_content=bufferb3707&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #culture #books #bananayoshimoto #asayoneda
Another book with the translator's name on the front cover π
Still quite rare in the UK (it's normal in Japan), but I've seen a few recently, so it looks like things are heading in the right direction.
#RinUsami #AsaYoneda #IdolBurning
Still quite rare in the UK (it's normal in Japan), but I've seen a few recently, so it looks like things are heading in the right direction.
#RinUsami #AsaYoneda #IdolBurning