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December 11, 2005
Japanese Connection
My wonderful Japanese translator and friend, Moto Shibata from Tokyo University, was in Cambridge Mass for the fall (with his wife Hitomi). We did a couple of lovely readings together. The first, in Cambridge in October, also featured Kelly Link, another "Moto author," at estimable Porter Sq Bookstore. A wonderful evening. A highlight was Moto and I reading in alternating languages a Cell Phone story. Second evening took place here in New York at Kinokuniya Bookstore. Even the bookstore manager, Mr. Ichihashi, read a story aloud, from a Moto translation! I'll post a pic when I figure out the upload mechanics here.
I was in Tokyo in 2003, and cannot wait to go back.
Posted by Barry at December 11, 2005 09:27 AM