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Kanji: The Shadowy Middle Ground, by Eve Kushner

December 12, 2019

(“Cat nose” photo credit: gratisography) In all the years I’ve been studying Japanese, one of my dreams has been to read Haruki Murakami in Japanese. I mean, I’ve done it, using annotated readers to study two of his essays, but it’s hardly the same as picking up his novels and breezing through them unassisted. Anyway, More…

Categorized New Writing Tagged eve kushner, Haruki Murakami, Japanese, joy o kanji, kanji

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