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January 31, 2018

Book Review - A Healing Family By Kenzaburo Oe



 










Book Review

   A Healing Family by Kenzaburo Oe




Author:                  Kenzaburo Oe
Translated by:       Stephen Snyder
Publisher:              Kodansha International. Tokyo. Japan 2001
ISBN:                     4-7700-2733-8
                      Pages:                   146                            



Personal life experiences & important lessons

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A Healing Family shares the difficulties and joys of bringing up a disabled son in Japan. Kenzaburo Oe draws on his personal experiences which included the importance of linking with likeminded people. The routines of doctors visits and medicine pick-ups, sharing and learning with other families, learning about oneself, being more patient, dealing with critics, discovering the warmth of strangers and the daily activities one must learn.

He explains how his son Hikari has bonded the family together and what seemed at first a difficulty has become an advantage. The book is in plain talk, honest, frank and inspiring.

Hopefully the book will help to open peoples minds to the difficulties faced. He believes that disabled people should not be isolated but integrated and involved, listened to and learned from particularly how they get through tough days and situations without the skills we have but dont fully use.

A book that shares life experiences and important issues.




 


















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November 30, 2017

Book Review: Last Winter We Parted By Fuminori Nakamura



















                    Author:         Fuminori Nakamura
                    Translated:  Allison Markin Powell  
                    Publisher:    Soho Press, New York. USA. 2014
                                          ISBN:           978-1-61695-455-0 
                                          Pages:         216


Strategies of a criminal mastermind

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A criminal sits in prison and is being interviewed by a writer who wants to document his story, a photographer that became so obsessed by his work he became famous but also lost his way by murdering two women models trying to get the perfect shot.
The writer shares his life, fears and daily habits as he goes about collecting information for the book.
Slowly the real story begins to unfold: the writer starts a relationship with the criminal’s sister, insights from letters written by the prisoner, his background, friends and interests.
A multi layered story that draws on a range of perspectives to paint the picture of its true path
Intriguing, skillfully plotted and totally unpredictable outcomes.  Like many good Japanese stories, the twists are so unexpected that they will leave you shocked by their depth, complexity and simplicity.
Fuminori Nakamura shines in Japanese story telling.
You may enjoy his book “The Thief”, read my review here















          
Book Review   Last Winter We Parted by Fuminori Nakamura






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