Susan Bernofsky Archives

Memoirs of a Polar Bear by Yoko Tawada, translated by Susan Bernofsky [in Booklist]

02 Nov, by SIBookDragon in Adult Readers, European, Fiction, Japanese, Repost, Translation

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...

The Naked Eye by Yoko Tawada, translated by Susan Bernofsky

14 May, by SIBookDragon in Adult Readers, European, Fiction, Japanese, Southeast Asian, Translation, Vietnamese

Every time I read a Yoko Tawada title, I almost want to go finish my almost-ABD PhD (in post-war German and Japanese literatures). Sadly, I recently got the news that my advisor/mentor passed away, so going back would be impossible without him; even though I didn't...

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 SIBookDragon in Absolute Favorites, Adult Readers, European, Fiction, Japanese, Repost, Short Stories, Translation

Where Europe Begins An undeniably superb, even breathtaking short story collection about life spent in the “in-between” by the Japanese-born, German-domiciled, multi-dimensioned Tawada. Review: "New and Notable Books," AsianWeek, January...

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Memoirs of a Polar Bear by Yoko Tawada, translated by Susan Bernofsky [in Booklist]

The Naked Eye by Yoko Tawada, translated by Susan Bernofsky

Where Europe Begins by Yoko Tawada, translated from the German by Susan Bernofsky and from the Japanese by Yumi Selden [in AsianWeek]

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