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.

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Intro/Outro music “2019 07 25 cello pizz 01” by Morusque

http://ccmixter.org/files/Nurykabe/60084

Interlude music “Bass Solo (For Charlie Haden)” by Fletchorama

https://soundcloud.com/fletchorama/1052015-bass-solo-for-charlie-haden

“Improvisation in an Empty Loft - for Bass Clarinet solo” by Steven Henry

https://soundcloud.com/stevenhenrymusic/improvisation-in-an-empty-loft-for-bass-clarinet-solo

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