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Ikuya Takahashi
Apr 14, 20242 min read
“Why I Read” get-together session
We had a fantastic get-together session after the term! The session is called “Why I read”, named after the famous essay by George Orwell...
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Ikuya Takahashi
May 20, 20232 min read
“Kanazawa” by David Joiner
It was really a special experience for me to read this book in Kanazawa and saw the author in person there. Talking with David @ddjoiner...
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Ikuya Takahashi
May 17, 20232 min read
“Satellite Love” by Genki Ferguson
It was sheer pleasure to have read “Satellite Love”. One day when I went home in Taipei, I noticed that a parcel had arrived from Canada....
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Ikuya Takahashi
Oct 11, 20201 min read
Book Recommendation #5 Ogai Mori
\ Book Recommendation / #5 Ogai Mori “The Boat on the River Takase” 森鴎外『高瀬舟』 One of the main themes of this story is euthanasia. Ogai...
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Ikuya Takahashi
Oct 9, 20201 min read
Book Recommendation #4 Yukio Mishima
\ Book Recommendation / #4 Yukio Mishima “Confessions of a Mask” 三島由紀夫『仮面の告白』 This is the first novel of Mishima as a professional...
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Ikuya Takahashi
Oct 4, 20201 min read
Book recommendation #3 Kafu Nagai
\ Book Recommendation / #3 Kafu Nagai “Something Strange Across the River” 永井荷風『濹東綺譚』 Unfortunately, Nagai’s stories are difficult to...
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Ikuya Takahashi
Oct 4, 20201 min read
Book recommendation #2 Atsushi Nakajima
\ Book Recommendation / #2 Atsushi Nakajima “The Moon Over the Mountain” 中島敦 『山月記』 Everybody in Japan knows of Nakajima because one of...
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Ikuya Takahashi
Oct 4, 20201 min read
Book recommendation #1 Banana Yoshimoto
The following five writers (Banana Yoshimoto, Kafu Nagai, Yukio Mishima, Atsushi Nakajima, and Ogai Mori) are the ones I covered in my...
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