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The New World Will Be Built by Refugees: On Two New Japanese Novellas

The New World Will Be Built by Refugees: On Two New Japanese Novellas

The latest two Red Circle Minis, by Takuji Ichikawak and Kanji Hanawa, deal in archetypes; one set in the distant past, the other in the all too near future.

Small Books for Big Brains: Red Circle Minis’ Pocket-sized Japanese Fiction

Small Books for Big Brains: Red Circle Minis’ Pocket-sized Japanese Fiction

Why must I tote around a book the size of a '90s-era laptop computer, carried in a bag slung over aching shoulders and twisted back, while my friends in Japan can enjoy the same book slipped near weightlessly into their pants pocket?