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Haruki Murakami Accepting the Jerusalem Prize – by Emmett
In February, Japanese fiction luminary Haruki Murakami traveled to Israel to accept the Jerusalem Prize. Murakami had doubts about accepting the award, which honors the freedom of the individual in society, for good reasons. Israel had recently launched its overpowered offensive … Continue reading
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Capucine – by Melissa
Once upon a time… from Capucha on Vimeo. We’ve only known her for one day and we might already Ω her. Capucine is a four year old little girl who lives in France with her family. She is a riveting … Continue reading
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Finishing Love in the Time of Cholera – by Melissa
Seventeen hours of driving can carve quite a chunk out of a read-aloud project, but with our move to Japan and starting new jobs, it took six months to wade through the jungle of Marquez’s magical but viney prose. Continue reading
On The Black Hill – by Emmett
Sitting now in the empty staff room of my high school, I have just finished Bruce Chatwin’s On The Black Hill. I picked it up in a used foreign-language book store in Kyoto several weeks ago and have since then been … Continue reading →
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