Exciting books and translations from Japan to look out for in 2021
It’s time to put 2020 behind us and look ahead to a new year with a new reading list. Here’s a selection of intriguing titles coming out in the next 12 months.
Yoko Tawada: Wondrously strange subject matter from a fantastical imagination
Prize-winning author Yoko Tawada tethers her playful prose to realistic social issues: gender roles, immigration, aging societies. Writing in both Japanese and German, her novels have crossed multiple cultural boundaries.
Looking back on the dogged nature of canine fiction
To close out the Year of the Dog, why not read some of the best in canine literature in Japan.
'The Emissary': Power, poison, pain and joy inside its DNA
In her latest work, "The Emissary," Yoko Tawada joins the ranks of other Japanese writers who use their writing to comment on the catastrophic and irrevocable effects of environmental disasters on society.
