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Massive Tokyo protest pushes against nuclear power
World NowTens of thousands of people turned out in Tokyo against nuclear power on Monday, urging the Japanese government not to restart reactors in the wake of the Fukushima nuclear disaster.... -
Word power
Earlier this year, when Russian President Vladimir Putin proposed a 100-book required reading list for his compatriots, it provoked anxiety, rekindling memories of Soviet-era censorship. The furor underscored an important point: that literature plays a...
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More with Amandeep Sandhu
As promised, here's the continuation of Rosalia Scalia's thoughtful Q&A with Indian novelist Amandeep Sandhu. He touches on inspirations, the challenge of writing in another language, and the role that emotion plays in great writing.
RS: You said that in...Tags: Jerzy Kosinski, Arts and Culture, Music, Behavioral Conditions, Punishment
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Man Asian Literary Prize announces shortlist, includes Oe
Jacket CopyThe Man Asian Literary Prize shortlist is announced.... -
Man Asian Literary Prize goes to Chinese author Bi Feiyu
Jacket CopyThe Man Asian Literary Prize goes to Bi Feiyu for his novel Three Sisters.... -
The New Yorker brings back Haruki Murakami story for Japan issue
Jacket CopyThe New Yorker's March 28 issue on Japan includes a new piece by Kenzaburo Oe and a recycled story by Haruki Murakami.... -
Man Asian longlist is announced, led by a Nobel laureate
Jacket CopyThe longlist is announced for the 2010 Man Asian Literary Prize.... -
'The Housekeeper and the Professor' by Yoko Ogawa; 'The Mercy Papers' by Robin Romm; 'A Hidden Life' by Johanna Reiss
The Housekeeper and the Professor
A Novel
Yoko Ogawa
Picador: 180 pp., $14 paper
More than 2.5 million copies of this gorgeous, cinematic novel have been sold in Japan since its publication in 2003. Yoko Ogawa has published more than 20 books; this is...Tags: Sports, Health, Hospitals and Clinics, Death
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