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SUMMARY:Writers on Writing: Author Kyoko Nakajima in conversation with Lynne Kutsukake
DESCRIPTION:The Japan Foundation\, Toronto is pleased to invite you to join us as local writer Lynne Kutsukake interviews one of Japan’s most celebrated authors. Known in particular for her subtle narrative style\, Kyoko Nakajima will discuss her use of place and time in the narrative of her 2010 Naoki award winning novel The Little House (小さいおうち)\, to be released in English in Canada on November 29\, 2019. The writers will also discuss current trends in both Japanese and Canadian literature as they discuss their experiences. Nakajima will also read from her award winning novel and there will be the opportunity for audience Q and A. \nThe Japan Foundation\, Toronto and TIFA (Toronto International Festival of Authors) look forward to hosting award-winning author Kyoko Nakajima. \nFor books by Kyoko Nakajima available in the Japan Foundation\, Toronto library\, click here \n  \n  \n \nKYOKO NAKAJIMA was born in Tokyo in 1964. After working at a publishing firm and as a freelance writer\, she made her debut as a novelist in 2003 with Futon. In 2010 her novel Chiisai Ouchi (The Little House) won the Naoki Prize. This was followed by the Izumi Kyoka Prize for Literature for Tsuma ga shiitake datta koro (When My Wife Was a Shiitake) in 2014 and the Kawai Hayao Story Prize and Historical Fiction Writers Club Award for Katazuno! (One-Horn!) in 2015. Her other works include Ito no koi (Ito’s Romance) and Chobo zekka (A Magnificent View). \n  \n  \n \nLYNNE KUTSUKAKE is a Japanese Canadian novelist and short story writer. Her debut novel\, The Translation of Love\, won the Canada-Japan Literary Award (2016) and the Kobo Emerging Writers Prize for Literary Fiction (2017). Her short fiction has twice been selected for The Journey Prize Stories anthology. She studied modern Japanese literature\, and before turning to writing she worked for many years as a librarian at the University of Toronto. \n  \n  \n\nDo not miss the opportunity to attend a special film screening of The Little House (in Japanese with English subtitles) between 7:00-10:00 PM on Sunday October 27 at Innis College\, with Ms. Nakajima in attendance. After the screening there will be a moderated Q and A session with the author. \nFor more information click here. \n\nMs. Nakajima will also be part of the Festival Pop-Up at Union Station between 12:00 pm and 2:00 pm on Sunday October 27\, as well as participating in a panel at Harbourfront Centre on Thursday October 30. \n\n 
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LOCATION:The Japan Foundation\, Toronto\, 2 Bloor St. East\, 3rd Floor\, Toronto\, ON\, M4W 1A8\, Canada
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SUMMARY:Reading & Conversation: Kyoko Nakajima\, Inês Pedrosa and Zeruya Shalev
DESCRIPTION:  \nReading & Conversation: Kyoko Nakajima\, Inês Pedrosa and Zeruya Shalev\nWednesday\, October 30\, 2019 – 8:00 PM \nBook Signing\, Panel Discussion\, Q & A\, Reading \nStudio Theatre\, Harbourfront Centre \n235 Queens Quay West\, Toronto M5J 2G8 \nTickets: $18 \n\nKnowing when to hold on and when to let go are common struggles in life and in love. Join three award-winning international authors for a discussion about both the fictional and real life experiences that shaped their latest English-translated novels. Japanese author Kyoko Nakajima accounts one woman’s nostalgic memories as recounted near the end of her life\, in The Little House. Portugese author\, journalist and playwright Inês Pedrosa will share the story of two lovers in limbo\, still conversing with each other after one has died\, in Still I Miss You. Israeli author Zeruya Shalev exposes how old passions can return\, testing our capacity to make choices about what is most essential in life\, in Pain. The conversation will be moderated by Steven W. Beattie. Hosted by David Yoon. \n\nPARTICIPANTS \nKyoko Nakajima \n \nKyoko Nakajima was born in Tokyo in 1964. After working at a publishing firm and as a freelance writer\, she made her debut as a novelist in 2003 with Futon. In 2010 her novel Chisai ouchi won the Naoki Prize. This was followed by the Izumi Kyoka Prize for Literature for Tsuma ga shiitake datta koro (When My Wife Was a Shiitake) in 2014 and the Kawai Hayao Story Prize and Historical Fiction Writers Club Award for Katazuno! (One-Horn!) in 2015. Her other works include Ito no koi (Ito’s Romance) and Chobo zekka (A Magnificent View). Supported by The Japan Foundation\, Toronto. \n  \nInês Pedrosa \nInês Pedrosa is a portuguese writer and translator. She graduated in Communication Sciences at the Universidade Nova\, in Lisbon\, where she is now doing a PHD in Comparative Literature. She was the editor of the portuguese edition of Marie Claire magazine and the director of Fernando Pessoa’s House Museum. Currently\, she does cultural programs in the public radio and participates in a weekly political debate in public television.She has published 22 books\, including novels\, short-stories\, essays\, and biographies. Her books have been published in the United States of America\, Brazil\, Croatia\, Germany\, Italy and Spain. Supported by Camões\, Instituto da Cooperação e da Língua. \n  \nZeruya Shalev \nZeruya Shalev was born at Kibbutz Kinneret. She is the author of four previous novels; The Remains of Love\, Love Life\, Husband and Wife\, and Thera\, a book of poetry and a children’s book. Her work has been translated into 25 languages and won multiple awards including the Corine International Book Prize and the Welt-Literature Award. She lives in Jerusalem. Supported by the Consulate General of Israel in Toronto and Western Canada. \n\nClick here for more information >
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