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The Woman in the Purple Skirt

3 years ago 2 min read books translations japanese thriller

Natsuko Imamura [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Natsuko_Imamura]’s The Woman in the Purple Skirt [https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/653039/the-woman-in-the-purple-skirt-by-natsuko-imamura/] (Translation: Lucy North) is a psychological thriller that is a

The Emissary and Other Dystopian Tales

3 years ago 3 min read books translations japanese dystopia

I picked up Yuko Tawada’s The Emissary [https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/35407631-the-emissary] mostly because of the size. At 138 pages, it seemed to me like a quick read, something I