We read a mix of books about Japan, Japanese culture,
Japanese history, people, places...........all things Japanese!
Anyone may join us; just read the book and come for a great discussion!
Next Book Club Selection(s):
Our next book will be
Autumn Bridge - Takashi Matsuoka
We plan to meet again (subject to the unexpected) on
Wednesday, August 10th, 2011 at 6:30pm
At the Prudential Real Estate Office
If you would like to join us,
contact Georgia French at gfrench@rosenet.net,
541 672-5663 for further information
and to verify the time and place of the meeting.
Happy Reading!
COME JOIN US!
Future Selections & Meetings:
Future Books we want to read
TBD
Our discussions are wonderful and we are learning so
much! We hope you will consider joining us. For more information
call Georgia French at 541-672-5663. |
Previous Book Club Selections:
"The Thousand Autumns of Jacob de Zoet",
by David Mitchell
"Cloud of Sparrows", Takashi Matsuoka
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February 2011
"SHOGUN"
by James Clavell
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October 2010
"Across the Nightingale Floor"
by Lian Hearn.
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September 2010
Leaves Of Evening
by Mary Yukari
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April 2010
"The Teahouse Fire"
by Ellis Avery
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January 2010
The Book of Tea
was written by Okakura Kakuzo in the early 20th century.
It was first published in 1906, and has since been republished many times.
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September 2009
MUSUI'S STORY: THE AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF A TOKUGAWA SAMURAI,
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May 2009
THE BROTHERS
1995, by Lesley Downer.
This book tells the story of the Tsutsumi family, Japan's greatest business dynasty.
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March 2009
"STUBBORN TWIG"
A 2005 (paperback edition 2008) by Lauren Kessler.
This book is about an Oregon Japanese-American family's experience in a WWII detention camp.
January 2009
"The Tale of Murasaki"
A novel by Liza Dalby about Lady Murasaki, who wrote The Tale of Genji.
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October 2008
"SNOW COUNTRY"
a novel by the Nobel Prize Winner Yasunari Kawabata, 1996
August 2008
"THE STRANGENESS OF BEAUTY"
a novel by Lydia Minatoya, 1999
June 2008
"THE LAST SHOGUN: THE LIFE OF TOKUGAWA YOSHINOBU"
a biography by Ryotaro Shiba, 1998
April 2008
"SOME PREFER NETTLES"
a novel by Junichiro Tanizaki, written in 1955
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