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Japanese fiction

  • Like ‘Butter’ by Asako Yuzuki? Here are four Japanese writers that explore misogyny through food

    Like ‘Butter’ by Asako Yuzuki? Here are four Japanese writers that explore misogyny through food

    Hannah Osborne, The Conversation
    · Oct 02, 2024 · 05:30 pm
  • Sunday book pick: Through tales of food and desire, ‘Butter’ depicts a deeply misogynistic Japan

    Sunday book pick: Through tales of food and desire, ‘Butter’ depicts a deeply misogynistic Japan

    Sayari Debnath
    · Aug 18, 2024 · 08:30 am
  • ‘The Tattoo Murder’ injects local aesthetics into a post-World War II Japanese crime novel

    ‘The Tattoo Murder’ injects local aesthetics into a post-World War II Japanese crime novel

    Saptak Choudhury
    · Mar 23, 2024 · 05:30 pm
  • ‘Days at the Morisaki Bookshop’: An optimistic novel about the life-changing power of books

    ‘Days at the Morisaki Bookshop’: An optimistic novel about the life-changing power of books

    Aditi Yadav
    · Sep 23, 2023 · 05:30 pm
  • Why is everyone suddenly reading this Japanese novel? The translator tries to explain

    Why is everyone suddenly reading this Japanese novel? The translator tries to explain

    Sana Goyal
    · Mar 24, 2019 · 06:30 pm
  • A Japanese novel about an unambitious store clerk who refuses to change is earning praise. Why?

    A Japanese novel about an unambitious store clerk who refuses to change is earning praise. Why?

    Rashmi Patel
    · Aug 18, 2018 · 05:30 pm
  • Remember ‘The Devotion of Suspect X’? A new book, an old detective, and plenty of twists

    Remember ‘The Devotion of Suspect X’? A new book, an old detective, and plenty of twists

    Neha Bhatt
    · Aug 14, 2016 · 07:30 am