Books read in January 2024

 

Below are the books/titles I read in January 2024 - 

For January in Japan, a hashtag, a beautiful initiative on Instagram, (I have been reading for the last few years), I read the four titles below this time -

Mountains, Radio Waves and a Love Letter- Days of Adventure on the Evergreen Ranch by Shinji Yoshikawa 

The Forest Brims Over by Maru Ayase, translated from Japanese by Haydn Trowell 

Sweet Bean Paste by Durian Sukegawa, translated from Japanese by Alison Watts 

The Three Cornered World by Natsume Soseki, translated from Japanese by Alan Turney

Other novels read include -

I read a book translated from language Afrikaans for the first time - A Good Night for Shooting Zombies by Jaco Jacobs, translated by Obus Geldenhuys, illustrated by Jim Tierney. 

Maria, Just Maria by Sandhya Mary, translated from Malayalam by Jayasree Kalathil left a deep impression. 

I cannot have a month without a fair share of short stories. I read a collection of stories, two short story singles available on Amazon Free Prime reading and four singles from Mint Lounge - lounge fiction special. 

Short Stories

A Fine Thread by B Jeyamohan, translated from Tamil by Jegadeesh Kumar 

Amazon Original Stories -

A Planned Occasion by Angie Kim 

Days Before Us by Sejal Badani 

From Mint Lounge - 

The Bleeding Flowers - Linthoi Chanu 

Paper Boat - Manoj Rupda, translated from Hindi by Hansda Sowvendra Shekhar

Unni Nair and Sumathi by Manu Bhattathiri

Just Friends by Shastri Akella