A delightful book of short stories from Kyoko Nakajima, author of The Little House, and winner of the Naoki Prize
This is a delightful book of short stories from Kyoko Nakajima, author of The Little House, and winner of the Naoki Prize. I’m half-way through Things Remembered and Things Forgotten, (transl. Ginny Tapley Takemori) but my favorite story so far is “The Life Story of a Sewing Machine,” which describes the model number 100-30 machine, born in 1920, and all the events it has seen, experienced, and constructed over its lifetime before it ends up in a thrift store. Battered and beaten, the relic is about to be purchased by someone who is determined to continue its life. This collection also includes Nakashima’s story “My Wife was a Shiitake.” Charming!