japanese

The Woman in the Purple Skirt

6 months ago 2 min read books translations japanese thriller

Natsuko Imamura’s The Woman in the Purple Skirt (Translation: Lucy North) is a psychological thriller that is a fast-paced, taut, suspenseful masterpiece that keeps you guessing till the very very end. Eventually

The Emissary and Other Dystopian Tales

6 months ago 3 min read books translations japanese dystopia

I picked up Yuko Tawada’s The Emissary mostly because of the size. At 138 pages, it seemed to me like a quick read, something I could breeze through on a lazy weekend.