#78 - Bungo Stray Dogs, Coffee, and Cats | A Japanese Literature Discussion (with Saba)

Tune in as previous guest Saba comes back to the show for her second episode, where she and Arthur open up a discussion on the works of Japanese literature they’ve collectively read. Limited time travel, familial angst, and bleakly written self-insert characters are just a few of the topics that get coverage here.

Japanese literature read by Arthur and Saba:

• No Longer Human by Osamu Dazai

• Before the Coffee Gets Cold by Toshikazu Kawaguchi

• The Travelling Cat Chronicles by Hiro Arikawa

Japanese literature read by Arthur:

• Kafka on the Shore by Haruki Murakami

Japanese literature read by Saba:

• Tales from the Cafe by Toshikazu Kawaguchi

• The Setting Sun by Osamu Dazai

TW: rape, death, suicide, suicide attempt, addiction, pregnancy, miscarriage, terminal illness, animal cruelty, possible incest(?), misgendering, pedophilia

Spoilers start at 28:50

Good Word:

• Saba: A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled Hosseini

• Arthur: Twenty-Five Twenty-One

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