Japanese fiction; Vendela Vida

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As the Tokyo Olympics approach, Johny Pitts and his guests, Emily Itami and Iain Maloney, investigate Japan's literary culture and discuss some of the best new Japanese novels. Also on the programme, Johny talks to Vendela Vida about her latest book, We Run The Tides, a warm and witty exploration of teenage friendships, lies and power set in 1980s San Francisco and Jenn Ashworth explores her intimate, almost religious, connection with Marilynne Robinson's award winning Gilead. Book List – Sunday 11 July and Thursday 15 July Fault Lines by Emily Itami The Only Gaijin in the Village by Iain Maloney Breast and Eggs by Meiko Kawakami: Translated by Sam Bett and David Boyd Convenience Store Woman by Sayaka Murata: Translated by Ginny Tapley Takemori In Praise of Shadows by Jun'ichirō Tanizaki: Translated by Gregory Starr The Guest Cat by Takashi Hiraide: Translated by Eric Selland Strange Weather in Tokyo: Translated by Allison Markin Powell The Little House by Kyoko Nakajima: Translated by Ginny Tapley Takemori Lady Joker by Kaoru Takamura: Translated by Allison Markin Powell and Marie Iida Things Remembered and Things Forgotten by Kyoko Nakajima: Translated by Ginny Tapley Takemori and Ian MacDonald We Run the Tides by Vendela Vida The Diver’s Clothes Lie Empty by Vendela Vida Girls on the Verge by Vendela Vida The Talented Mr Ripley by Patricia Highsmith Gilead by Marilynne Robinson Ghosted: A love Story by Jenn Ashworth