I adore Japanese fiction. The eastern way, where feelings are guarded deeply but explored over internal Monologues resonates strongly with me.

After my teens, where I consumed tons of animes and mangas, I found myself in books written by authors like Haruki Murakami, Hiromi iKawakami, and Banana Hashimoto.

These slice-of-life stories where nothing happens — but a more profound meaning is convened — enables me to attain a kind of peace that I can't find nowhere else.

Selected Works

• The Tatami Galaxy by Tomihiko Morimi

• The Nakano Thrift Shop by Hiromi Kawakami

• The Factory by Hiroko Oyamada

• The Easy Life in Kamusari a book by Shion Miura

• Convenience Store Woman by Sayaka Murata

• Fune wo Amu (The Great Passage) by Shion Miura

• Supermarket: A Novel by Satoshi Azuchi

• Strange Weather in Tokyo by Hiromi Kawakami

• Wind / Pinball by Haruki Murakami