Memoirs of a Polar Bear by Yoko Tawada, translated by Susan Bernofsky [in Booklist]
02 Nov, by Adult Readers, European, Fiction, Japanese, Repost, Translation
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Tokyo-born, Berlin-domiciled Yoko Tawada (Facing the Bridge, 2007) returns with another fantastical and entertaining novel that combines a broken family saga, socio-political-environmental enlightenment, a treatise on writing, and bitingly well-placed satire. Seamlessly translated from German by the award-winning Susan Bernofsky, Memoirs of a Polar Bear introduces...