Books | WORKS BY JAPANESE WOMEN Nov 17, 2018
Touching on themes of loss and longing, Kaori Ekuni's fiction retains a sense of lightness
by Kris Kosaka
A prolific writer with over 50 works published in Japanese since 1987, Ekuni's recent novel, "Geckos, Frogs, and Butterflies," won her the 2015 Tanizaki Prize. Her two works translated into English, "Twinkle Twinkle" and "God's Boat" address issues of loss and longing with ...