Books by Minae Mizumura
“In explaining to the reader how these characters relate to one another, Mizamura is never writing about it as a strictly personal interaction. She details how socioeconomic changes in Japan in the post-war years, the relative status of the different families in the novel and the changes in Japan’s status around the world shape the fate of her characters and the dynamic between them.” Read more...
Jenny Davidson, Literary Scholar
Interviews where books by Minae Mizumura were recommended
The Best Love Stories, recommended by Jenny Davidson
From Jane Austen to James Baldwin, the best love stories in literature recommended by Jenny Davidson, novelist, historian and Professor of English and Comparative Literature at Columbia University.