Red Circle

We post about Japanese literature, Japanese writers & publishing, as well as about Red Circle's select group of award-winning authors & our publications.

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"Mitsuyo Kakuta Wins Another Important Japanese Literary Prize" Huge congrats to @Kakutamitsuyo on winning the Yoshikawa Eiji Prize for her novel 'Burning the Ark'!
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 #吉川英治文学賞 #方舟を燃やす #角田光代 #JapaneseLiterature

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"'Kaleidoscope Japan: A Nation through the Lens of its Literature" by Richard Nathan reviewed in Japan Forward https://t.co/MgNUCxGV5U

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Reviews elsewhere: "The Golden Road: How ancient India transformed the world" by William Dalrymple in Church World; "Kaleidoscope Japan: A nation through the lens of literature" by Richard Nathan in Nikkei Asia; "The Trunk" by Kim Ryeo-ryeong in The Hindu

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"In "Kaleidoscope Japan," author Richard Nathan delivers a playful mix of the innovative and the erudite… as much about the country as its writing..." Thanks @NikkeiAsia for the fab review of our latest title. https://t.co/wm5KAx627k

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Today’s post from our online compendium of #Japanese #literary & #publishing facts - the #RedCircleFactBook -
In 1905 a Japanese aristocrat felt compelled to write a book in English explaining Japan to Westerners titled: ‘Fantasy of Far Japan’ https://t.co/ejZlAV9mj0

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"no dry-as-dust academic tome… a delightful wander through Japan's literary wealth, with witty digressions and anecdotes that reveal new facets even to seasoned readers… " Thanks @Peter_Tasker for the fab review of Kaleidoscope Japan in @JAPAN_Forward_ https://t.co/jEbztqLzlw

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@tony_malone Thanks Tony for powering through and the balanced and thoughtful review!

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"At its best, Kaleidoscope Japan is thoroughly absorbing”… "there’s a lot to like about Kaleidoscope Japan, a book that perhaps is one to dip into rather than power through”… "anecdote after anecdote, with gems" and "intriguing literary titbits"...

[Tony @tony_malone]

My latest review looks at something a little different, but also familiar, namely a collection of essays with J-Lit at their heart - Richard Nathan's 'Kaleidoscope Japan', courtesy of @TeamRedCircle :)

https://t.co/CIRZdWCpvo

[Alex Pearl @AlexBPearl]

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@AlexBPearl Many thanks for sharing this, Alex. Much appreciated.

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@kaggsy59 Really pleased it has arrived and just before publication!

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Sooo, there have been books this week - so it would be rude not to share them! Firstly, a really interesting title from @TeamRedCircle - really keen to get going with this one! 😀

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@BigBeardyBooks Delighted your copy has arrived! enjoy...

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Copies of 'Kaleidoscope Japan' have arrived from our printers.  A rollercoaster ride through the colourful world of Japanese letters - highly recommended for anyone who is interested in Japan, who wants their horizons expanded, or wants to hear the stories behind the stories!

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New Release: ‘Kaleidoscope Japan’ an epic immersive new book about Japanese literature

"...highly recommended for anyone who is interested in Japan, who wants their horizons expanded, or who wants to hear the stories behind the stories."

https://t.co/LbixLXjhzG

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Check out today’s post from our online compendium of #Japanese #literary & #publishing facts - the #RedCircleFactBook - The first English language edition of Kobo Abe’s ‘The Woman in the Dunes’ was illustrated by his wife Machi
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#安部公房

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Writing about ‘The Lost” or “Old and New” or #Japan ‘Off-The-Beaten-Track’ in English is an enduring #publishing trend that goes back to at least 1878
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Wanda Pictures has finally announced the team that will bring Takuji Ichikawa’s 2003 novel, Ima Ai ni Yukimasu (Be With You), to cinemas across China. https://t.co/LnkB0YiYZe #いま会いにゆきます @shishousetsu1

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In 1968 two years before Yukio Mishima killed himself astrological predictions about the fate of five popular Japanese writers, Shintaro Ishihara, Kenzaburo Oe, Toshiyuki Kajiyama, Jugo Kuroiwa and Mishima were published ... in Playboy Custom.
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Genji Shines Anew: Paperback edition of Mitsuyo Kakuta’s critically acclaimed ‘Tale of Genji’ adaptation released in Japan @Kakutamitsuyo #源氏物語 @Kawade_bungei @kawade_bunko https://t.co/b7fPrk9uAp