Sweet and Savory Memories in “The Kamogawa Food Detectives” – Chicago Review of Books

Sweet and Savory Memories in “The Kamogawa Food Detectives” – Chicago Review of Books

[ad_1] If, in an alternate—though mostly unchanged—version of Japan, you were to peruse a certain magazine, reading carefully, your eyes might pause in their search at an ad that reads “Kamogawa Detective Agency: We Find Your Food.” No contact details or, for that matter, details of any kind would follow. But if you’re enterprising enough, … Read more

Intertwined Memories and Destinies in “Horizontal Vertigo” – Chicago Review of Books

Intertwined Memories and Destinies in “Horizontal Vertigo” – Chicago Review of Books

[ad_1] As primarily a reader of fiction, I am wary of non-fiction that attempts to encompass an entire city in a single book. I can’t help but begin with a maximally heightened sense of caution; a complete image of a city seems so unlikely as to dissuade attempts in the first place. Usually, I am … Read more