Events

Time and Location

April 6, 2:00pm-4:00pm
SEIZAN Gallery (New York, NY)

About

MONKEY New Writing from Japan that showcases the best of contemporary Japanese literature brings one of Japan’s most popular novelists Hiromi Kawakami to New York.
Hiromi Kawakami, the winner of Japanese literary awards such as Akutagawa Prize, the Tanizaki Prize, and more, has a conversation with American author Kelly Link, an award-winning writer and co-founder of Small Beer Press, moderated by Motoyuki Shibata, founder of MONKEY New Writing from Japan at SEIZAN Gallery.

The Authors

Hiromi Kawakami
Hiromi Kawakami is one of Japan’s most popular novelists. Many of her books have been published in English, including Manazuru, The Nakano Thrift Shop, Parade, Record of a Night Too Brief, Strange Weather in Tokyo (shortlisted for the Man Asian Literary Prize in 2013), and The Ten Loves of Nishino. People from My Neighborhood, translated by Ted Goossen, was published in 2021. Dragon Palace, also translated by Ted Goossen, was published under the MONKEY imprint in 2023.

Kelly Link
Kelly Link is an award-winning writer and co-founder of Small Beer Press. Her latest book is the debut novel The Book of Love. Her story collections include Get in Trouble, Magic for Beginners, Pretty Monsters, Stranger Things Happen, and White Cat, Black Dog. Her short stories have appeared in The Best American Short Stories and Prize Stories: The O. Henry Awards, among others. “Horoscopes,” a collection of 12 very short stories, appeared in Monkey Business, vol. 6 (2016).

MONKEY website: monkeymagazine.org

This project is co-organized by MONKEY and is supported by the Japan Foundation.