La dependienta/ Convenience Store Woman by Sayaka Murata, 163 pages, PaperbackFirst published July 27, 2016 I made it! I read one book for the Japanese Literature Challenge 16, hosted by Dolce Bellezza. It’s my plan to read at least one more book, let’s not jinx myself. This book came to me by accident. Spring Snow…
This lovely challenge is coming soon, as Dolce Bellezza, the creator, tells us, and I am excited, picking possible titles for it. We both, among many others, share a love and admiration for Ishiguro. Not long ago, I bought a few of his books that I was missing from my collection. For the challenge, I…
I’m happy to announce I have a second contribution to the #JapaneseLitChallenge13 What a pleasant surprise, this short book, written in 2002. At 144 pages, it had literary quality while feeling fresh, Japanese at the core, and timeless. Over the years, in literature, I’ve read books about this time in the States, where the Japanese…
I just want to write, and I’ve not finished any book yet, aside from a quick and unsettling read on January 1st, The Solitude of Prime Numbers. This book was also made into a movie that I have not watched. The Solitude of Prime Numbers is too bleak for me, it affected me negatively, almost…
I saw this What We Are Reading Wednesday at Climbing Mount to Be Read, originally hosted here, and I decided to type a quick update on what I’m reading and give it some shape and order. This year has started well. After the exciting buzz of the challenges, lists, recaps, read alongs, and wonderful activity…
JAPANESE LITERATURE CHALLENGE 13 #JapaneseLitChallenge13 #JLC13 #JapaneseLiterature Click here or on the logo to read more about it. And this year, I met DolceBellezza, who is hosting this challenge. She’s an extraordinary person with whom I share my love for books, my faith, my passion for teaching, we both enjoy perfumes, and we shared our admiration…
Silvia Cachia 