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There's a whole world out there! I'm an experienced, UK-based editor and a bit of an aesthetic dilettante. I'm making it my off-duty duty to bring to your attention books, films, artists, music and TV from all over the world. Reviews are SPOILER FREE. New posts every week. See Reviews by country for my reviews from each nation.

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Tag Archives: japan. far east

The Memory Police by Yoko Ogawa (Japan)

An International Booker Prize-shortlisted dystopian novel

Posted byimogenglad12th Jan 202212th Jan 2022Posted inbookTags: booker international, books, dystopia, Far East South Asia and Australasia, female writers, fiction, International Man Booker, japan, Japan month, japan. far east, Japanuary, The Memory Police, translated literature, Yoko Ogawa7 Comments on The Memory Police by Yoko Ogawa (Japan)

The Art of Yayoi Kusama (Japan)

I went to see Japanese artist Yayoi Kusama’s Infinity Rooms at the Tate, plus an overview of her life and work

Posted byimogenglad8th Jan 20229th Jan 2022Posted inartTags: art, art exhibitions, Far East South Asia and Australasia, female artists, japan, Japan month, japan. far east, Japanuary, Tate, Yayoi Kusama3 Comments on The Art of Yayoi Kusama (Japan)

The Woman in the Dunes by Kobo Abe (1924-93, Japan)

A 1962 Japanese classic work of absurdist dystopia from Kobo Abe

Posted byimogenglad3rd Jan 20225th Jan 2022Posted inbookTags: books, dystopia, Far East South Asia and Australasia, fiction, japan, Japan month, japan. far east, Japanuary, Kobo Abe, prize_winners, translated literature, Woman in the Dunes6 Comments on The Woman in the Dunes by Kobo Abe (1924-93, Japan)

The Book of Tea by Kakuzo Okakura (1863-1913, Japan – for Japanuary 2022)

A modern classic tracing the history, philosophy and aesthetics of tea drinking in Japan

Posted byimogenglad1st Jan 20221st Jan 2022Posted inbookTags: books, classics, drinks writing, Far East South Asia and Australasia, food writing, japan, Japan month, japan. far east, Japanuary4 Comments on The Book of Tea by Kakuzo Okakura (1863-1913, Japan – for Japanuary 2022)

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