“The snow fell endlessly, as if the heavens themselves were weeping.” Chapter 1: The Encounter The novel opens in early 20th-century Tokyo, introducing Kiyoaki Matsugae, the sensitive and […]
German literature
The German Lesson
“A person who doesn’t forget is like a person who carries a stone in his pocket.” Part 1: The Assignment Siggi Jepsen, a young inmate at a juvenile […]
Russian literature
The First Circle
“Bless you prison, bless you for being in my life. For there, lying upon the rotting prison straw, I came to realize that the object of life is […]
Russian literature
Cancer Ward
“A man dies from a tumor, so how can a country survive with growths like labor camps and exiles?” Cancer Ward follows the lives of patients in a […]
French literature
Belle du Seigneur
“Love is a sickness full of woes, All remedies refusing.” Part One: The Diplomatic World The novel opens in Geneva during the 1930s, introducing Ariane, the beautiful and […]