But it’s a rare novelist who writes a story early on, then rewrites the same story in midcareer, and finally again in his ...

The pioneer of modern Japanese poetry and the lyricist of Howl's Moving Castle's ending song, Shuntaro Tanikawa, passes away ...

Her latest book ... the Japanese philosophy of Wabi-Sabi, which celebrates imperfection and impermanence. The narrative ...

Shuntaro Tanikawa, who pioneered modern Japanese poetry, poignant but conversational in its divergence from haiku and other ...

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A new exhibition spotlights a trio who pushed the boundaries of American art and illustrated the experiences of World War II incarceration ...

The Department of World Languages and Cultures Italian program at UMass Lowell (UML) is honored to welcome Nobel Prize nominee for literature Dacia Maraini. Join us for a conversation with Maraini on ...

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Yui and his father Shigeru Kashima, 74, a professor of French literature ... not only to sell and buy books, but to enjoy "chatting about books", he said. Japan' industry ministry in March ...

Columnist, author, and linguist Richard Lederer spent about six months writing his latest book, “American History ... to the shaping of American literature with novels and plays and poems ...