Female Authors Shine: Japanese Literature from 2000 to Today 2021

when: 25 March 2021 | venue: The Japan Foundation | cost: Free | address: Level 4, Central Park, 28 Broadway, Chippendale NSW 2008 | website: https://jpf.org.au/events/female-authors-shine-japanese-literature-from-2000-to-today-2/ | tickets: https://jpf.org.au/read-japan_2000-now

published: 08 Mar 2021, 5 min read

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This is the final talk in 'Read Japan: A Booklover's Guide to Japanese Literature in Translation, 1960 - Now', a three-part series introducing contemporary Japanese fiction.

Thanks to the hard work of literary translators, we are in the midst of a publication boom of contemporary Japanese literature in English translation. The narrowing gap between the original publication date and the publication of translations means that English-speaking readers can now enjoy many excellent works of Japanese literature from the last two decades. These contemporary Japanese authors (many of whom are female) capture the anxieties of girls and women in the 'digital native' generation.

This talk by Tamaki Mihic (a lecturer in Japanese Studies at University of Sydney) looks at novels by Natsuo Kirino, Risa Wataya, Mieko Kawakami and Novala Takemoto, as well as rising star Sayaka Murata (of Convenience Store Woman fame). It provides insight into how present-day Japanese are conceptualizing youth and femininity against the backdrop of the decreasing birth rates and stagnant consumption that have characterised the past twenty years in Japan. The talk also celebrates the release of Tamaki's new book, Re-Imagining Japan After Fukushima (ANU Press, 2020).

A recommended reading list will be provided at the end of the session. Attendees can also receive a 20% discount voucher from Books Kinokuniya Sydney, redeemable online, and will have a chance to win a book pack themed around the reading list for this talk, also courtesy of Books Kinokuniya Sydney.

'Read Japan: A Booklover's Guide to Japanese Literature in Translation, 1960 - Now' explores fiction produced in Japan through three talks. Each talk focuses on a 20-year period (1960s-70s, 1980s-90s, 2000-present), discussing expert picks from the literature of the time and highlighting the social and cultural context that informed them. Read Japan runs on Thursday nights from March 11 - 25, 2021, presented by The Japan Foundation, Sydney.

Onsite & online. Free; registrations essential.

Go see Female Authors Shine: Japanese Literature from 2000 to Today 2021.

Female Authors Shine: Japanese Literature from 2000 to Today 2021 is on 25 March 2021. See start and end times below. Conveniently located in Chippendale. Call 02 8239 0055 for details. Visit their website at https://jpf.org.au/events/female-authors-shine-japanese-literature-from-2000-to-today-2/.

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Event Details

what: Female Authors Shine: Japanese Literature from 2000 to Today 2021
when: 25 March 2021
venue: The Japan Foundation
phone: 02 8239 0055
city/suburb: Chippendale NSW

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