Where Europe Begins by Yoko Tawada, translated from the German by Susan Bernofsky and from the Japanese by Yumi Selden [in AsianWeek]
31 Jan, by in Absolute Favorites, Adult Readers, European, Fiction, Japanese, Repost, Short Stories, Translation
An undeniably superb, even breathtaking short story collection about life spent in the “in-between” by the Japanese-born, German-domiciled, multi-dimensioned Tawada.
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One man’s vision of a little-known – at least to the West – land as it was a quarter century ago, caught in a glorious mix of Chinese and Portuguese influences.
Review: 
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