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What is Normal? : In Conversation with Author Sayaka Murata

Sayaka Murata has a very important question that she asks in all of her work: What is normal? And how does normal become normal? Her first novel to appear in English, Convenience Store Woman, is no exception to this line of thematic inquiry. In … Continue reading →

Writers on Writing: Author Mitsuyo Kakuta in conversation with Rui Umezawa

Writers on Writing: Author Mitsuyo Kakuta in conversation with Rui Umezawa The Japan Foundation, Toronto is pleased to invite you to join us as local writer Rui Umezawa interviews one of the most popular and prolific authors working in Japan … Continue reading →

Japan-Canada Literary Dialogue

Fuminori Nakamura & Vicki Delany in conversation Join us for an intimate evening of literary conversation, featuring Japanese author Fuminori Nakamura and Canadian author Vicki Delany, both renowned for their crime writing. In this talk, the authors will examine topics … Continue reading →