This week, we finish our Postmodern Japanese Fiction series by taking another look at Haruki Murakami's Kafka on the Shore, Sayaka Murata's Convenience Store Woman, and Yoko Tawada's The Emissary. We discuss what we look for in a good book, evaluating a work's aesthetic achievements vs its societal impact, cultural representation, and exoticism in a globalized world.

This is the conclusion of our series on Postmodern Japanese Fiction Series where we read Haruki Murakami, Yoko Tawada and Sayaka Murata.  Look for our previous episodes to hear our discussion about these books.  Next week we will start our series on Pandemic Literature Series with Katherine Anne Porter's Pale Horse, Pale Rider. 

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