Cwe’re off to a great start. The new Corriere della Sera and iO Donna series launches on January 16th, which is a true immersion in contemporary Japan. Edited by the journalist Anna Chiara Sacchi of the Corriere Cultura editorial teamcollects the most recent successes of Japanese literature, the most interesting stories.
From the bestseller The first coffee of the day by Toshikazu Kawaguchi, a true lesson in happiness (and part of a small series much loved all over the world) to On a Bed of Flowers by Banana Yoshimoto (January 23), which is a delicate hymn to hope, to The Hitman Who Didn’t Want to Kill (but devote himself more serenely to his wife and son) by Isaka Kō tarō (January 30). We continue with other works of the highest level. Among the authors also Natsuko Kirino, queen of Japanese noir (her The Irresistible The Four Housewives of Tokyo) who signs here Both Worldsstories of female emancipation.
The first title will be on newsstands for a week starting from January 16th, at the price of 9.99 euros, like the following ones.
The 20 titles on Japan and their releases
The First Coffee of the Day by Toshikazu Kawaguchi is the first title in our series of 20 contemporary Japanese novels.
JANUARY 16
Toshikazu Kawaguchi, The first coffee of the day
JANUARY 23
Banana Yoshimoto, On a bed of flowers
JANUARY 30
Isaka Kōtarō, The hitman who didn’t want to kill
FEBRUARY 6
Durian Sukegawa, The cats of Shinjuku
FEBRUARY 13
Genki Kawamura and Marie Kondo, Talking rooms
On a Bed of Flowers by Banana Yoshimoto is the second forthcoming volume of our series on contemporary Japan.
FEBRUARY 20
Li Kotomi, The island of red lilies
FEBRUARY 27
Kanako Nishi, The climb home
MARCH 5
Mitsuyo Kakuta, Mixed sushi after love
MARCH 12
Hika Harada, Like petals in the wind
MARCH 19
Yūya Satō, Dendera
MARCH 26
Ono Miyuki, Women from another planet
APRIL 2
Hiroko Oyamada, The hole
APRIL 9
Natsuko Kirino, Both worlds
APRIL 16
Togawa Masako, Diary of a seducer
APRIL 23
Minato Kanae, Confessions
APRIL 30
Tsuhara Yasumi, The new doll shop stories
MAY 7
Uchida Eiji, Midnight Swan
MAY 14
Nagira Yuu, Nomadic Moon
MAY 21st
Ito Ogawa, In the house of the lion
MAY 28
Miura Shion, Run with the wind
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