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Sweet Bean Paste, by Durian Sukegawa
Genre: Fiction, Contemporary, Asian Literature First Published: 2013 Length: 213 Publication Language: Japanese Setting: Tokyo A...
Apr 25, 20231 min read


Kim JiYoung, Born 1982, by Cho Nam-Joo
Genre: Fiction, Feminism, Contemporary, Asian Literature First published: 2016, first published in English in 2020 Length: 163 pages...
Apr 25, 20231 min read


Convenience Store Woman, by Sayaka Murata
This was a lovely lighthearted & short read about a Japanese woman who has worked in the same convenience store for 18 years. She loves...
Mar 16, 20231 min read


Before the Coffee Gets Cold, by Toshikazu Kawaguchi
I loved the concept of this book - it is a cosy little fantasy about a tiny coffee shop in Japan that offers customers the ability to...
Mar 16, 20231 min read


Diary of a Void, by Emi Yagi
An easy-to-read, super enjoyable book set in modern day Japan about a woman who lies about being pregnant. As the only woman in her...
Mar 16, 20231 min read


Earthlings, by Sayaka Murata
Okay, this book was as weird as people warned me it would be, and its very shocking, confusing and uncomfortable. This book deals with a...
Mar 16, 20231 min read


Winter in Sokcho, by Elisa Shua Dusapin
This book was a really interesting short read, set in the winter months in a seaside tourist town called Sokcho in South Korea. The main...
Mar 16, 20231 min read
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