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The author delves deep into the mind of a murderer and the monstrous depths of humanity in his complex thriller “My Annihilation,” his latest novel to be translated into English.

"Turn this page, and you may give up your lie," warns Fuminori Nakamura in his latest thrill ride of an existential mystery, "My Annihilation."

From Yoko Tawada’s “Scattered All Over the Earth” to Sayaka Murata’s “Life Ceremony,” this year’s new releases are sure to brighten up your 2022.

Twelve months of new titles from Ireland and abroad, with something for everyone in the audience

Some of the books we enjoyed most this year. 

Editor and translator Katy Derbyshire poses the question to ten practitioners and stresses why we need to be talking about it.

As the year comes to an end, our staff, contributors, and board members look back on their favorite international reads from 2021.   Eric M. B. Becker Editor One of my most thought-provoking reads this year came rather late in the year: Natassja Martin's memoir of a harrowing

The new novel from Breasts and Eggs author Mieko Kawakami is relentless in reminding us of the claustrophobia of adolescence

"Heaven" by Mieko Kawakami; Europa Editions (190 pages, $23) ——— For the teenage protagonist of "Heaven," life is hell. We never learn his name, only the cruel nickname he’s been given by his classmates in middle school: Eyes. His “lazy eye” has minor effects on his vision but a major effect on his life, making him the target of vicious bullies. Endlessly taunted and pranked, beaten and kicked, 14-year-old Eyes feels alone in the world until the day he finds a tiny...

"Heaven" by Mieko Kawakami; Europa Editions (190 pages, $23) ——— For the teenage protagonist of "Heaven," life is hell. We never learn his name, only the cruel nickname he’s been