Japanese literature

Wonderful Fool

“A fool is like a mirror that reflects the true nature of those around him.” Chapter 1: The Arrival of Gaston The story begins with the unexpected arrival […]

Japanese literature

Naomi

“She was like a doll, a Western doll—so delicate, so fragile, yet so bewitching.” Chapter 1: The Encounter Joji, a reserved and well-off engineer in his late twenties, […]

English literature

A Passage to India

“Except for the Marabar Caves—and they are twenty miles off—the city of Chandrapore presents nothing extraordinary.” Part I: Mosque The novel opens in Chandrapore, a fictional Indian city […]