マリオ (Mario Menti)Mar 11

Under the Eye of the Big... Cat? 😹

#HiromiKawakami #UnderTheEyeOfTheBigBird #AsaYoneda #川上弘美 #大きな鳥にさらわれないよう #猫 #CatsOfMastodon

マリオ (Mario Menti)Feb 26

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

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The Japan TimesSep 3, 2024
The 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
'Under the Eye of the Big Bird': Hiromi Kawakami's speculative future sets civilization adrift

The author reimagines sexual reproduction, family ties and societal roles in a passionless world that is neither a dystopia nor an improvement on reality.

The Japan Times
マリオ (Mario Menti)Mar 24, 2024
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
The Japan TimesDec 20, 2023
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
A wish list of hidden gems for Japanese literature lovers

Eight translators reveal their top Japanese books that English readers have yet to enjoy.

The Japan Times
The Japan TimesOct 13, 2023
In “The Premonition,” 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
Banana Yoshimoto’s new book is a sickly sweet fantasy

In “The Premonition,” the characters exist in a dream-like state of sweetness and steer clear of examining complex questions.

The Japan Times
マリオ (Mario Menti)May 7, 2023
Another book with the translator's name on the front cover 🙌
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