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    Review: Before the Coffee Gets Cold by Toshikazu Kawaguchi

    by Savannah May 14, 2025
    by Savannah May 14, 2025

    This novel of interconnected, emotional stories may not be โ€œclassicโ€ time travel fiction โ€” and its underlying values can feel a bit dated โ€” but itโ€™s a worthwhile read nonetheless. The Summary The quirkiest cafรฉ in Japan, Funiculi Funicula, has …

  • Book ReviewsFiction

    Review: Days at the Morisaki Bookshop

    by Cathy April 14, 2023
    by Cathy April 14, 2023

    Unable to accept being dumped by her colleague, Takako quits her job and moves into the used bookstore owned by her uncle, Satoru, in Jinbocho. Despite her initial lack of interest in novels, Takako is slowly drawn into the world …

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    Book Review: Kafka in Tangier

    by Cathy March 21, 2023
    by Cathy March 21, 2023

    Summary Kafka in Tangier is a reinterpretation of Kafka’s Metamorphosis, exploring themes of transformation, alienation, and power. At once the story of a family and a chilling portrait of a city, the novella follows Jawad Al-Idrisi, an overworked teacher with …

  • Book ReviewsSci-Fi/Fantasy

    Review: Hospital by Han Song, translated by Michael Berry

    by Cathy February 23, 2023
    by Cathy February 23, 2023

    Summary A twisted, wildly imaginative tale of one manโ€™s mysterious illness and his journey through a dystopian hospital system. When Yang Wei travels to C City for work, he expects nothing more than a standard business trip. A break from …

  • Book ReviewsTranslated Lit

    Review: The Travelling Cat Chronicles by Hiro Arikawa

    by Jessica August 24, 2020
    by Jessica August 24, 2020

    The Summary Nana the cat is on a road trip. He is not sure where he’s going or why, but it means that he gets to sit in the front seat of a silver van with his beloved owner, Satoru. …

  • Book ListsLiterary FictionTranslated Lit

    Women In Translation Month August 2020

    by Cathy August 1, 2020
    by Cathy August 1, 2020

    Women In Translation Month is an anual event which takes place each August and brings together women writers from around the world.

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