Japan Now: Novelist Hiromi Kawakami

Hiromi Kawakami’s strange and subtle fictional worlds have made a huge impact on UK readers, and she reads and discusses her work at this event marking publication of her collection of stories Record Of A Night Too Brief. Best known for Strange Weather In Tokyo, Kawakami has won awards and captivated readers across the world. She will take questions from the audience and sign books after the event. She will be joined by her translator, Lucy North.

Programmed by Modern Culture in partnership with the Japan Foundation and Writers’ Centre Norwich.

Supported by the Great Britain Sasakawa Foundation, the Nippon Foundation and The Japan Society.