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9: Talking Banana Yoshimoto's "Kitchen" with Book Nerd Tokyo Yuki Tejima and Guest Host Tatjana

5/29/2020

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Welcome to the bookish world of Japan. Guest Host Tatjana from Craving Expat Life chats with Yuki fromBook Nerd Tokyo about Japanese books, specifically Banana Yoshimoto’s “Kitchen” in this conversation. They explore Yuki’s life between Japan and the USA as well as Tatjana’s discovery of Japanese literature, translations, and stereotypes. 

Yuki is originally from Los Angeles but has been living in her parent's hometowm of Tokyo for a few years now. She writes about books, bookstores and cultural identity on Instagram under the handle  Book Nerd Tokyo. She started Book Nerd Tokyo as a way to explore her in-betweenness and gain a deeper understanding of her own familial roots. 

This episode is our first episode with a Guest Host, thanks Tatjana! 
Yuki:
  • Blog: https://www.booknerdtokyo.com/
  • Instagram account: https://www.instagram.com/booknerdtokyo/
Tatjana:
  • Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/craving_expat_life/
  • Blog: https://cravingexpatlife.wixsite.com/home/blog/
Stephanie and Tatjana have been on podcasts before:
  • Stephanie interviewed Tatjana previously. Find the episode “49 Books: Tatjana, A German Expat Bookweaving Through India Via Chetan Bhagat’s Book” on Spotify
  • Stephanie and Tatjana interviewed Nicole from the Expatcast in “55 Books: Nicole from Expat Cast Podcast: Germanfreude & A Pinch Of Bookish Herzschmerz” on Spotify
And everywhere else where you get your podcasts. Search for The Geopats Podcast

Links: ​
  • Tatjana’s blogpost on Japanese literature on Craving Expat Life: “6 books, 5 authors, 1 country - Japan”
    • “The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up” by Marie Kondo
    • “Ikigai” by Ken Mogi
  • The “Queer Eye: We’re in Japan” special is as trailer on YouTube and the full episode is available on Netflix.
  • ​​“Kitchen” by Banana Yoshimoto
  • Yuki’s post on modern Japanese literature: https://www.booknerdtokyo.com/blog/about-japans-new-literary-golden-age
  • The article in the Japan Times it is based on: https://www.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2020/01/25/books/japan-enjoying-new-literary-golden-age/#.XjJWkRMzafV
  • “Convenience Store Woman” by Sayaka Murata
  • Yuki’s Instagram post on translation: https://www.instagram.com/p/B7VYvIYgvP9/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link
  • Other books by Banana Yoshimoto:
    • “Moshi Moshi”
    • “Asleep”
    • “Lizard”
  • Recommendations of other Japanese authors/books:
    • Yōko Ogawa
      • “The Housekeeper and the Professor”
      • “The Memory Police”
    • Hiromi Kawakami
  • Contemporary Japanese literature:
    • Mieko Kawakami
      • “Ms Ice Sandwich”
      • “Breast and Eggs”
    • “Convenience Store Woman” by  Sayaka Murata
    • “Picnic in the Storm” by Yukiko Motoya
  • Penguin series of Japanese novellas: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/series/JNV/japanese-novellas/
​Breaks: 
  • (17:38) Knight Reader Podcast, https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/knight-reader/id1455909778
  • (19:12) Scary Stories Podcast, https://www.scarystoriespodcast.com/the-illusive-host
  • (38:02) Podcasting Projects on www.stephfuccio.com: PodcastersAccountability Groups, #PodRevDay, Podcast Review Day. Also, affiliate links, buy me a coffee info, and contact information. 
​Episode Details:  This episode was created with:
  • The audio was leveled on Auphonic,the best online leveling software (and it's free!)
  • The episode art was made with Canva, https://www.canva.com
  • Producer, Editor, & Host: Stephanie (Gmail: stephfuccio or WeChat: stephfuccio). 
  • I can help you edit your podcast. https://www.fiverr.com/stephfuccio/make-your-podcast-earbud-ready
  • ​Music courtesy of ​Damon Castillo.The song in this episode is “California Minute" from the
"Mess of Me" album.http://www.damoncastillo.com/

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