Monty Don Enough people mentioned them to me that I sat down and watched the two programmes on Japanese gardens by Monty Don. I try not the be the sort of scholar who sucks his teeth at all the inaccuracies and misrepresentations in popular media, so let’s just say that it was a mixed bag:ContinueContinue reading “Diary: March”
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10 (more) books about Japan
I’m looking forward to reading Chris Harding’s new book on modern Japan, but in the meantime he’s been doing some promotion for it – including this piece in the Guardian on The Top 10 Books About Japan. I think I’d probably include maybe three of his list in my 10 favourites – I’m not sureContinueContinue reading “10 (more) books about Japan”
Twin Cities
China Mieville is an interesting author – at times he infuriates me, but some of the ideas he has are really thought-provoking and he has a skill of exploring them through fiction in a compelling way. The City & The City is him playing with the genre of detective fiction, but the core idea isContinueContinue reading “Twin Cities”
Fireflies 