Dec 14

The Japanese Cell Phone Novel

In this episode, we take a look at the Japanese cell phone novel and the classic story of Train Man.We’re going to start today by explaining the Japanese cell phone novel, including some relevant background like the history of serialized publishing in Japan and the rise of Japane ... Show More

48m 29s

Oct 29

Lafcadio Hearn—The Master of the Japanese Ghost Story

In this episode, we explore the enduring legacy of Greek/English/Irish/American/Japanese author Lafcadio Hearn and the ghost story The Peony Lantern.We'll start out by looking at Hearn's life. We'll discuss the long history of the story Boton Doro, more commonly known as The Peon ... Show More

54m 57s

Sep 2025

Bullying in Japanese Literature

In this episode, we look at bullying in Japanese literature.We'll start out by defining bullying and looking at bullying in Japanese schools as well as the Japanese workplace. We'll see some examples in Japanese novels. And then we'll talk about Mizuki Tsujimura's Lonely Castle i ... Show More

57m 6s

Jan 2022

378 Liu Xinwu and the "Scar Literature" of China (with Jeremy Tiang) | Bharati Sneak Preview (with Mira Sundara Rajan)

In this episode, Jacke talks to Jeremy Tiang about his new translation of The Wedding Party, a Chinese classic contemporary novel written in the early 1980s by Liu Xinwu, one of the originators of what has been termed "scar literature." PLUS we feature a sneak preview of our conv ... Show More

49m 26s

Oct 2011

What is English literature?

Authors discuss the literature they were exposed to as children.

5m 1s

Jul 2023

529 Ten Thousand Things and the Asian American Experience (with Shin Yu Pai) | My Last Book with Ross Benjamin

Jacke talks to Shin Yu Pai, currently the Civic Poet of Seattle, about her career as an artist and her podcast Ten Thousand Things, which explores a collection of objects and artifacts that tell us something about Asian American life. PLUS Ross Benjamin (translator of The Diaries ... Show More

59m 25s

Apr 2024

604 How Russian Literature Became Great (with Rolf Hellebust) | My Last Book with Valeria Sobol

Tolstoy, Dostoevsky, Chekhov... the familiar Russian names are at the pinnacle of world literature. How did this happen? Was it merely a happy accident? Did events conspire to bring it about? In this episode, Jacke talks to Rolf Hellebust, author of How Russian Literature Became ... Show More

1h 1m

Apr 2022

Introducing "The History of Literature"

Literature enthusiast Jacke Wilson journeys through the history of literature, from ancient epics to contemporary classics. Find out more at historyofliterature.com and facebook.com/historyofliterature. Support the show by visiting patreon.com/literature or paypal.me/jackewilson. ... Show More

3m 1s

Mar 2023

140.2. - The Story of Dr. Seuss ("The Father of Children's Literature")

If you don't know who Dr. Seuss is, you should! He was a cartoonist and author that brought us The Cat in the Hat, The Grinch, Green Eggs and Ham and over 40 other incredible books for children and adults around the world. He's been called "the father of contemporary children's l ... Show More

39m 49s

Jun 2022

The Forgotten Children of the Second Sino-Japanese War

Disparaged as "Japanese devils" and "half-breed," some children with Chinese mothers and Japanese fathers born during the Second Sino-Japanese war long looked to Japan as their true homeland. Learn about this largely unseen group of individuals, just a few of the countless childr ... Show More

22m 45s

Jun 2024

San-Nen Netaro

Today's story is a Japanese Folktale Adapted by our friend Michael Low who hosts Stories RPG and runs LuckOfLegends.com. This summer, why not give your kid the chance to go on adventures limited only by their imagination - and help them grow as story-tellers, writers, and creati ... Show More

21m 20s

Japanese Children's Literature