Talking “Breasts and Eggs” with Japan’s Rising Literary Star, Mieko Kawakami
Mieko Kawakami joins Medaya and Boris to discuss her pointed and poignant debut novel Breasts and Eggs and the challenges facing women around the world.
By LARB Radio HourJuly 24, 2020
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Mieko Kawakami, whose poignant and pointed debut novel Breasts and Eggs is this season’s LARB’s Book Club selection, joins Medaya Ocher and Boris Dralyuk to discuss her career as a musician, poet, blogger, and author, the challenges facing women around the world, the state of Japanese literature, and the wonders of translation.
Also, Eric Cervini, author of The Deviant's War: The Homosexual Vs. the United States of America, returns to recommend James Baldwin's classic Giovanni's Room.
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The LARB Radio Hour is hosted by Eric Newman, Medaya Ocher, and Kate Wolf.