Indy Lit in the 2013 World Book Capital
I came across an article by Lisanaree Vichitsorasatra in the online journal The Diplomat today about the state of independent bookstores and indy lit in general in Thailand. It seems indy lit...
View ArticleJapan: Two Literary Prize Winners Announced
The winners for two prestigious Japanese literary prizes were announced on Wednesday, according to The Japan Times and The Japan Daily Press. Kaori Fujino won the Akutagawa Award for “Tsume to Me”...
View ArticleCall for Submissions: Journal of Chinese Literature and Culture
Duke University Press has forwarded a call for submissions from the Journal of Chinese Literature and Culture, to be launched in 2014. From the news announcement on chinesepoetryforum.org: “The Journal...
View ArticleDonald Keene Regarding Mt. Fuji
Sunrise as seen from Mt. Fuji, September 2009. The Asahi Shimbun recently published an article in which they spoke with Donald Keene, a U.S.-born scholar on Japanese literature and culture who now...
View ArticlePotential Boost for Indonesian Literature (and a brief history)
Rama and Sita from the dramatic version of the Ramayana. Prambanan Temple near Yogyakarta, Indonesia, June 2012. Indonesia will be the guest of honor at the 2015 Frankfurt Book Fair, a prestigious...
View ArticleA Beginner’s Guide to Central Asia (and a writing contest)
“Central Asian Buddhist Monks.” Photo from Wikimedia Commons of a 9th century fresco from the Bezeklik Thousand Buddha Caves near Turfan, Xinjiang, China. First the nuts and bolts: I came across an...
View ArticleChasing the Muse: Ōgai Mori and Elise
Ōgai Mori. Photo from Wikimedia Commons. The Japan News/Yomiuri Shimbun reports that freelance writer Ichika Rokuso has uncovered a photo of Elise Marie Caroline Wiegert, thought to be the inspiration...
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