#sambett — Public Fediverse posts
Live and recent posts from across the Fediverse tagged #sambett, aggregated by home.social.
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“There’s a strange closeness you feel when reading (Osamu) Dazai, as if you know him, as a friend,” says "Retrograde" translator Leo Elizabeth Takada. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2025/09/22/books/osamu-dazai-new-translations/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #culture #books #osamudazai #translation #japaneseliterature #books #literature #sambett #davidboyd
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Looking to diversify your reading list this Pride Month? Dive into these Japanese stories of same-sex love and self-discovery. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2025/06/11/books/pride-in-translation-lgbtq-fiction/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #culture #books #lgbtq #pride #yukiomishima #meredithweatherby #bananayoshimoto #meganbackus #kaoriekuni #emishimokawa #natsuokirino #philipgabriel #harukimurakami #likotomi #arthurreijimorris #akiraotani #sambett #nobukoyoshiya #marimori #hisaohiruma #makototakayama #naokawamoto #joseando
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Eight translators reveal their top picks for untranslated hidden gems that will delight Japanese literature lovers. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2023/12/20/books/japanese-literature-wish-list-translators/?utm_content=buffer91763&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #culture #books #japaneseliterature #translation #pollybarton #sambett #davidboyd #andrewfitzsimons #lucynorth #allisonmarkinpowell #ginnytapleytakemori #asayoneda
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The cult literary figure's new collection of 11 stories unveil the chaos, conflict and pain of women rebelling against the desires of men and seeking messy self-actualization. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2023/05/07/books/book-reviews/hit-parade-of-tears/?utm_content=buffer7bbb2&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #culture #reviews #davidboyd #izumisuzuki #sambett #danieljoseph #helenohoran