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Always late to the party. A Londoner living in Barcelona. Staunch advocate of the comfort zone. Likes books, TV, art, birds, crisps
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Happy holidays! And, in the interest RJL's latest, merri kurisumasu!
We start with the origins of Xmas, especially why Xmas is celebrated in Japan at all. We move on to how Xmas is celebrated in Japan. And we end with some examples of what part Xmas seems to play in Japanese literature.
We start with the origins of Xmas, especially why Xmas is celebrated in Japan at all. We move on to how Xmas is celebrated in Japan. And we end with some examples of what part Xmas seems to play in Japanese literature.
Episode 41: Christmas in Japanese Literature
Listen to Episode 41 of the Read Literature podcast. Transcript available. Happy holidays! And, in the interest of today’s episode, merri kurisumasu!Today we’re going to start with the origins of C…
readjapaneseliterature.com
December 14, 2024 at 3:57 AM
Happy holidays! And, in the interest RJL's latest, merri kurisumasu!
We start with the origins of Xmas, especially why Xmas is celebrated in Japan at all. We move on to how Xmas is celebrated in Japan. And we end with some examples of what part Xmas seems to play in Japanese literature.
We start with the origins of Xmas, especially why Xmas is celebrated in Japan at all. We move on to how Xmas is celebrated in Japan. And we end with some examples of what part Xmas seems to play in Japanese literature.
True to my bio claim, I have only just watched the first series of The Bear. Yes, I did like it, but had to mitigate it with episodes of Man On The Inside!
December 13, 2024 at 10:46 PM
True to my bio claim, I have only just watched the first series of The Bear. Yes, I did like it, but had to mitigate it with episodes of Man On The Inside!
Introducing Mr & Mrs Bold #mr&mrsbold to Bluesky! Two Eurasian collard doves choose our balcony as their home about 3 years ago and now we are at their mercy, always ready with an endless supply of sunflower seeds! 🐦🐦 #birds
December 13, 2024 at 9:25 PM
Introducing Mr & Mrs Bold #mr&mrsbold to Bluesky! Two Eurasian collard doves choose our balcony as their home about 3 years ago and now we are at their mercy, always ready with an endless supply of sunflower seeds! 🐦🐦 #birds
My aunt lived in the Barbican in the 80s. She would not have liked this, I think it's proper groovy!! Great clip @londoninnit.bsky.social 👏
Apropos of nothing - Unit 4+2 performing (miming to) Concrete and Clay, in 1965. Location: the construction site for London's Barbican complex.
In the distance is Great Arthur House, Golden Ln, with its concrete 'aerofoil' housing the water tank and lift motor gear.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=fsCc...
In the distance is Great Arthur House, Golden Ln, with its concrete 'aerofoil' housing the water tank and lift motor gear.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=fsCc...
Unit 4 + 2 - Concrete And Clay
YouTube video by BR MUSIC
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December 13, 2024 at 9:14 PM
My aunt lived in the Barbican in the 80s. She would not have liked this, I think it's proper groovy!! Great clip @londoninnit.bsky.social 👏
Christmas in Japan? Yes please! @readjapaneselit.bsky.social
A new booklist drops today!—Christmas in Japanese Literature. Almost two dozen translated books with notable Christmas-related scenes. Everything from cozy coffee books to bloody thrillers à la Ryu Murakami.
Look for an upcoming episode on the subject in the next week or so.
Look for an upcoming episode on the subject in the next week or so.
Christmas in Japanese Literature
Christmas originated as a Christian holiday, but it’s still celebrated in Japan—a country where somewhere between one and two percent of the country is Christian. So maybe it isn’t surprising that …
readjapaneseliterature.com
December 13, 2024 at 9:10 PM
Christmas in Japan? Yes please! @readjapaneselit.bsky.social
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I saw Wicked yesterday and have just enjoyed this almost as long forensic analysis from the ever great Sentimental Garbage podcast today!
I saw Wicked yesterday and have just enjoyed this almost as long forensic analysis from the ever great Sentimental Garbage podcast today!
Wicked with Natasha Hodgson - Sentimental Garbage
Sentimental Garbage is a podcast hosted by Caroline O'Donoghue about the culture we love that society can sometimes make us feel ashamed of. Formerly a chick-lit podcast, sometimes a Sex and the City ...
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December 7, 2024 at 4:38 PM
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I saw Wicked yesterday and have just enjoyed this almost as long forensic analysis from the ever great Sentimental Garbage podcast today!
I saw Wicked yesterday and have just enjoyed this almost as long forensic analysis from the ever great Sentimental Garbage podcast today!
Teenage Saturday job location alert!!
December 7, 2024 at 4:27 PM
Teenage Saturday job location alert!!
Christmas banger!!
obviously there are many many recordings of The Messiah out there, but for my money you can’t beat Sir Neville Marriner directing the Academy of St Martin in the Fields www.asmf.org/recordings/h...
Handel: Messiah - Academy of St Martin in the Fields
This edition of Handel’s Messiah is a landmark recording both for the Academy and in the history of the work, being both the first recording made with the Academy’s own...
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December 7, 2024 at 4:25 PM
Christmas banger!!
A great list, and such an interesting podcast
RJL's list of New and Upcoming Japanese Fiction Releases for 2025 debuts today!
My most-anticipated include
-Fumio Yamamoto's The Dilemmas of Working Women (trans. Bergstrom)
-Uketsu's Strange Pictures (trans. Rion)
-and Sayaka Murata's Vanishing World (trans. Takemori)
My most-anticipated include
-Fumio Yamamoto's The Dilemmas of Working Women (trans. Bergstrom)
-Uketsu's Strange Pictures (trans. Rion)
-and Sayaka Murata's Vanishing World (trans. Takemori)
2025 New and Upcoming Japanese Fiction Releases
*Updated as of December 1, 2024 This is a list of titles from Japan translated into English for publication in 2025. It does not include most manga, light novels, or picture books. Listed released …
readjapaneseliterature.com
December 7, 2024 at 4:25 PM
A great list, and such an interesting podcast
The proud, vicarious moment of seeing your friend's book reviewed!
The Abandoners by Begoña Gómez Urzaiz review – absent mothers
The Abandoners by Begoña Gómez Urzaiz review – absent mothers
An idiosyncratic study of women who leave their children, from Doris Lessing and Muriel Spark to Joni Mitchell
www.theguardian.com
December 7, 2024 at 4:23 PM
The proud, vicarious moment of seeing your friend's book reviewed!
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The Abandoners by Begoña Gómez Urzaiz review – absent mothers
The Abandoners by Begoña Gómez Urzaiz review – absent mothers
An idiosyncratic study of women who leave their children, from Doris Lessing and Muriel Spark to Joni Mitchell
www.theguardian.com
August 24, 2024 at 9:24 AM
The Abandoners by Begoña Gómez Urzaiz review – absent mothers
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Like a Paris café in the 1920’s, the Spanish Civil War drew many of the world’s premier and budding writers, poets, and artists to it. Here is what they had to say about the front lines of stopping facism.
9 Books About the Spanish Civil War - Electric Literature
The war against fascism drew many writers, poets, and artists from around the world, here are their accounts
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November 27, 2024 at 11:00 PM
Like a Paris café in the 1920’s, the Spanish Civil War drew many of the world’s premier and budding writers, poets, and artists to it. Here is what they had to say about the front lines of stopping facism.
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Pictures that explain things.
Making pompoms
(More things to Make, 1973)
Artist: Eric Winter
Making pompoms
(More things to Make, 1973)
Artist: Eric Winter
November 21, 2024 at 8:10 PM
Pictures that explain things.
Making pompoms
(More things to Make, 1973)
Artist: Eric Winter
Making pompoms
(More things to Make, 1973)
Artist: Eric Winter
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Fantastic selection ☘️📚
'A Modern Irish Canon We asked critics for the best Irish novels published in the past 15 years.'
via @vulture.com
Looking for #bookrecommendations of #irishwriters? 👇
www.vulture.com/article/best...
'A Modern Irish Canon We asked critics for the best Irish novels published in the past 15 years.'
via @vulture.com
Looking for #bookrecommendations of #irishwriters? 👇
www.vulture.com/article/best...
The Best Irish Novels From the Past 15 Years
Which works by Sally Rooney, Colm Toibin, and Claire Keegan among others, reign supreme?
www.vulture.com
November 21, 2024 at 3:03 PM
Fantastic selection ☘️📚
'A Modern Irish Canon We asked critics for the best Irish novels published in the past 15 years.'
via @vulture.com
Looking for #bookrecommendations of #irishwriters? 👇
www.vulture.com/article/best...
'A Modern Irish Canon We asked critics for the best Irish novels published in the past 15 years.'
via @vulture.com
Looking for #bookrecommendations of #irishwriters? 👇
www.vulture.com/article/best...
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A conversation I had elsewhere reminded me that this excellent adaptation of Anita Brookner's novel HOTEL DU LAC is on the iPlayer. #BookSky
Anna Massey is *perfect* as Edith, and other cast members (e.g. Googie Withers, Patricia Hodge, Denholm Eliot) are superb too!
www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/epis...
Anna Massey is *perfect* as Edith, and other cast members (e.g. Googie Withers, Patricia Hodge, Denholm Eliot) are superb too!
www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/epis...
Screen Two - Series 8: 8. Hotel Du Lac
Romantic novelist Edith Hope so horrifies her friends that they banish her to the solitude of a Swiss hotel. She decides to work out her exile by observing her fellow guests.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 18, 2024 at 5:03 PM
A conversation I had elsewhere reminded me that this excellent adaptation of Anita Brookner's novel HOTEL DU LAC is on the iPlayer. #BookSky
Anna Massey is *perfect* as Edith, and other cast members (e.g. Googie Withers, Patricia Hodge, Denholm Eliot) are superb too!
www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/epis...
Anna Massey is *perfect* as Edith, and other cast members (e.g. Googie Withers, Patricia Hodge, Denholm Eliot) are superb too!
www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/epis...
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4 yrs ago today, a family member managed a truly spectacular own goal, splintered his domestic bliss, & in the process, united the world for a day.
On popular request, I shall now recreate the livetweet thread from that day
So gather around children, for this is the tale of The Rice Truck Saga
On popular request, I shall now recreate the livetweet thread from that day
So gather around children, for this is the tale of The Rice Truck Saga
September 4, 2024 at 4:14 PM
4 yrs ago today, a family member managed a truly spectacular own goal, splintered his domestic bliss, & in the process, united the world for a day.
On popular request, I shall now recreate the livetweet thread from that day
So gather around children, for this is the tale of The Rice Truck Saga
On popular request, I shall now recreate the livetweet thread from that day
So gather around children, for this is the tale of The Rice Truck Saga