There is a paradox in all great short stories: they leave large marks that bely their stature. Like a tiny comet crashing to Earth, they are brilliantly devastating forces of nature that make a hell of a profound impact.
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Unlocking a riveting Japanese mystery: Masako Togawa’s The Master Key review
Themes of security, honour, obligation and voyeurism converge into something enticing and engaging under Togawa’s pen.
A great Japanese novella blossoms: Exploring Spring Garden
Tomoka Shibasaki’s Spring Garden is quietly a great many things, but primarily it appears to be a meditation of seasonality. Buildings are constructed in the spring, flourish in the summer, recede in the autumn and are knocked down in the winter to be rebuilt in the spring again. Their inhabitants follow a similar cycle. They…
Book review: The Silent Dead by Tetsuya Honda
A modern Japanese murder mystery with a jaded worldview in need of urgent investigation.
