A Personal Matter was one of the most challenging books I have ever read. Kenzaburo Oe, the winner of the 1994 Nobel Prize for Literature, … Read More ›
Your Name is an animated film directed by Japanese director Makoto Shinkai. It is about the extraordinary relationship between two young souls, time and fate. … Read More ›
The Bells of Old Tokyo tells the story of Tokyo with the city’s old bells and hence its time. This is Anna Sherman’s first book, … Read More ›
Giovanni’s Room was one of the books I didn’t feel ready to read. I felt as if I wouldn’t be able to read anything for … Read More ›
Jerzy Kosinski entered my life a long time ago with his book, The Painted Bird. Since I read that book, I was trying not to … Read More ›
The Office of Gardens and Ponds was the first book I read by Didier Decoin. I didn’t want to miss this book when I saw … Read More ›
When I first saw Ma Jian’s The Noodle Maker in the bookstore, I fell in love with its gorgeous cover. Besides, it was from a … Read More ›
Hotel du Lac made me realize that I was reading great books since I started reading award-winning books. To be honest, I hadn’t read a … Read More ›
Naomi is the third book I’ve read from Tanizaki after Key and The Makioka Sisters. I’ve read the first two books immediately, and with much … Read More ›
How We Disappeared tells the story of women, who were forced to work as sex slaves by the Japanese Imperial Army during World War II. The … Read More ›
Joaquín Sorolla was a painter I recently discovered, and I fell in love with his work the moment I lay my eyes on one of … Read More ›