novels

‘Little Boxes’, Addressing Bereavement

‘The Miracles of the Namiya General Store’, Fantasy Correspondence

‘Klara and the Sun’, Examining Artificial Love

‘The Republic of Happiness’, a Family Saga

‘La voix sombre’, the Sound of the Departed

‘Park Life’, an Ode to Slowness

Japanese Correspondence Explored in ‘Tsubaki Stationery Store’

‘Convenience Store Woman’ by Sayaka Murata, an Ode to Difference

Kasumiko Murakami Addresses Post-Tsunami Reconstruction in ‘Et puis après’

‘Life for Sale’, Yukio Mishima’s Forgotten Novel