A list in progress of books I'm looking forward to -
January
The Chronicles of Lord Asunaro - Hanawa Kanji trans. Meredith McKinney Red Circle
February
Where the Wild Ladies Are - Matsuda Aoko trans. Polly Barton - Tilted Axis Press
The Inugami Curse - Yokomiso Seishi trans? Pushkin Press
The Man Without Talent - Tsuge Yoshiharu trans. Ryan Holmberg NYRC (amazon)
March
The Swamp - Tsuge Yoshiharu trans. Ryan Holmberg - Drawn and Quarterly
May
Breasts and Eggs -Kawakami Mieko trans. Sam Bett David Boyd - Picador
A Man - Hirano Keiichiro trans. Eli K.P William - Amazon CrossingJune
3 Streets - Tawada Yoko - trans. Margaret Mitsutani New Directions (Amazon)
August
Sachiko - Endo Shusaku trans. Van C. Gessel Columbia University Press
People From My Neighbourhood - Kawakami Hiromi trans ? Granta (Amazon)
October
Earthlings - Murata Sayaka trans. Ginny Tapley Takemori - Granta