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“Variations On a Theme By Mister Donut“ by David Mitchell

David Mitchell is a noted English author and has written 9 novels together with many short stories. I was drawn to the title of the...

“Granta 127” (Featuring Japan)

I’m preparing for the next term, reading “Granta 127”. Personally, I like this book partly because it has some beautiful images...

Japanese Literature Discussion Classes with “Granta 127”!

Japanese Literature Discussion Classes with “Granta 127”! I’m happy to announce that my Japanese literature discussion classes start ...

“Modern Japanese Short Stories” edited by Ivan Morris

Over the last 10 months, we’ve read and discussed short stories of the Tuttle anthology. You could not only discover many great stories...

Japanese literature classes in 2021

Hello! It’s been a while since I last posted. I’ve been rather busy lately (sorry, it’s an excuse) and tend to procrastinate things,...

『ピンク』星野智幸

「一度回り始めたら、二度と止まってはいけない。止まったら、回る前よりも苦しくなる。楽でいたかったら、回り続けるほかない」がむしゃらに、何も考えずに、ひたすらに回転する、という「行き止まり」、「捨て鉢」のイメージに強い共感を覚えた。...

Discovering Japanese Literature Classes for 2021!

In two weeks’ time (January 9 & 10), I am going to kick off my literature classes for 2021! Please join us! We will be covering two Nobel...

Discovering Japanese Literature in English

I’ve been an instructor of online classes entitled “Discovering Japanese Literature in English”. I’m happy to announce that a new term...