Asian Literature Archives | Page 12 of 18

Goodnight Punpun: A Masterpiece of Millennial Fiction

“Let’s face it, manga has always been lame! . . . But it’s okay that […]

Japanese authors often enjoy discussing books and writing in their fiction. They enjoy writing, and

Braised Pork is an unusual kind of debut. It’s a novel that’s been finely tuned,

In so many ways, the women of East Asian literature are the prominent voices of

Translated from the Korean by Deborah Smith Calling it The White Book feels reductive, almost

In much of his writing, Murakami relentlessly explores the concepts of personal and national identity,

Strange Weather in Tokyo is a cultural examination of post-war Japan packaged into a touching, life-affirming

In that vast, open sea of genre fiction, detective stories exist on an island that

It’s that time of year again: the time when everyone obsesses over lists and gets

At the beginning of 2019, Red Circle launched three short stories, all of which we