JSB Book Club: Where the Wild Ladies Are

The JSB Book Club will meet in April to discuss Where the Wild Ladies Are by Aoko Matsuda.

Aoko Matsuda is "a significant, award-winning voice in contemporary Japanese literature, distinguished by her incisive social commentary and innovative narrative techniques that interrogate gender politics and cultural conventions in Japanese society." (Reischauer Institute)

In this witty and exuberant collection of linked stories, Aoko Matsuda takes the rich, millennia-old tradition of Japanese folktales—shapeshifting wives and foxes, magical trees and wells—and wholly reinvents them, presenting a world in which humans are consoled, guided, challenged, and transformed by the only-sometimes-visible forces that surround them. (From the publisher's description)

Find a copy here. Discussion will be in English, but you are welcome to read the book in any language.

The JSB Book Club meets on the last Wednesday of every other month to discuss great modern Japanese novels. The purpose of our club is to strengthen the Boston community of Japan enthusiasts by creating a space for thoughtful and sociable discussion.

The club is limited to Japan Society of Boston Members. Interested in joining but not yet a Member of the Japan Society of Boston? Consider becoming a member today!