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Yoko Ogawa’s “Hotel Iris”

April 22, 2010April 22, 2010 ~ The Longest Chapter ~ 1 Comment

This is Yoko Ogawa's third book translated into English and published for American readers. Its subject of sadomasochism won't be for every reader. Ogawa is a master when it comes to illuminating human behavior, even the darkest kind. This is a powerful and transfixing story.

1 + 1 = truth

March 27, 2009April 1, 2009 ~ The Longest Chapter ~ 1 Comment

The Housekeeper and the Professor by Yoko Ogawa; translated by Stephen Snyder Don’t let the math equations frighten you off from this gentle gem. I hated math and struggled with it in school – and while I didn’t always get the nameless professor’s explanations in these absorbing pages about prime numbers, let alone amicable numbers, … Continue reading 1 + 1 = truth

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