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4🌟I read this book in a day! I enjoyed the story, and Joséphine's character and the exploration of duality. Rouf wonderfuly offers the reader a look into this womans two sided life. Showing how the one side gives her things the other side never could. At thought provoking read! #bookreview #translatedlit

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The Housekeeper and the Professor: A Novel | Yoko Ogawa

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This novel warmed my heart during yesterday‘s cold rain. I quickly read through this beautiful story blending mathematics and the friendship between a professor, his housekeeper, and her son. From cover to cover, a delight! Thanks so much @BarbaraBB 💜😘 Our friendship means a lot to me.

#japan #readingasia2021 #translatedlit #booked2021

And can everyone ogle this lovely edition? 😍😍

Cinfhen, BarbaraTheBibliophage, Librarybelle, alisiakae

Cinfhen That cover is stunning 🤩 and I love it near the candle 💛💛💛 4y

Megabooks @Cinfhen I love that candle that another special person got for me. 😉😘 it‘s one of my favorites and always on display. Thank you!! 💜❤️ 4y

BarbaraBB I was hoping the blend of maths and friendship would work for you 💙 4y

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Megabooks I‘m so glad all three of us are friends @Cinfhen and @BarbaraBB ! 4y

Megabooks @BarbaraBB it really did!! Japanese novels so often feature beautiful friendships. I also absolutely LOVED the math in it!! 4y

Cinfhen It‘s a special bond @BarbaraBB @Megabooks ♥️♥️♥️ 4y

BarbaraBB @Cinfhen @Megabooks So am I 💝 4y

rockpools I am ogling 😍 4y

Librarybelle This definitely sounds like a sweet book! And the cover...😍 4y

Megabooks @rockpools 🥰🥰 thanks!! 4y

Megabooks @Librarybelle it is! Great choice for Japan. And thank you! 🥰 4y

Deblovestoread Beautiful cover and stacked! 4y

Megabooks @Kdgordon88 I hope you enjoy it! 4y

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juliegumdrop

An Elderly Lady Is Up to No Good | Helene Tursten

This is hilarious! Also, such a tiny book. #translatedlit

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City of Lions | Philippe Sands, Jozef Wittlin

Who doesn't love #bookmail? My first installment of twelve months of Pushkin Press books from parents who know me too well. These little editions would have been really helpful for my book pyramid yesterday!
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James Cool, great gift! 8y

Moray_Reads @James It's an early birthday present, I'm looking forward to receiving the rest 😊 8y

LeahBergen What a nice gift! 8y

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vivastory @Moray_Reads What kind of press is Pushkin? They sound maybe similar to NYRB classics? 8y

Moray_Reads @vivastory I think they have similar remits, modern classics, forgotten works etc. There's a lot of European translation and they publish interesting new work too. All lovely editions 8y

vivastory @Moray_Reads I will look into them. Always on the lookout for interesting publishers. 8y

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Moray_Reads

Invisible Planets: Contemporary Chinese Science Fiction in Translation | Ken Liu

so-so

Very short sci-fi has problems giving the reader enough detail to bring these fantastic worlds to life without bogging the story down in exposition. This issue was dated to ignore in this collection but there are some gems, Xia Jia's stories are particularly beautiful

#translatedlit #scifi #china

rubyslippersreads Lovely photo! 8y

Moray_Reads Thank you, I have a replica oil lamp (electrified) that gives lovely light 8y

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