Japanese literature

Bullfight

“The bullfight was over, but the memory of it lingered like a stain.” Chapter 1: The Invitation The novel opens with Tsugami, a newspaper editor in post-war Osaka, […]

Russian literature

The Darling

“She wanted a love that would absorb her whole being, her whole soul and reason—that would give her ideas and an object in life.” The Darling by Anton […]

French literature

The Little Prince

“All grown-ups were once children… but only few of them remember it.” Chapter 1: The Narrator’s Childhood Drawing The narrator recalls his childhood drawing of a boa constrictor […]