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French Anime “Funan” Explores Family Separation Under the Khmer Rouge
I recently went to see Dennis Do’s exquisite anime “Funan”, which is a snapshot of one extended family’s struggle as the world goes crazy around them. It’s a tough subject matter, but the brutal moments are very tastefully done off-screen. The film doesn’t spend a lot of time on the context of the family prior […]
Fifth Lucky Cat Series Promo Poster
Sketch 5 of my series of posters for The Lucky Cat Series depicting master sculptor Akio Yamamoto in his workshop. I decided that I’m doing two more sketches for a total of seven instead of just six, but I will also soon be adding some film reviews to this blog to fill in the void […]
Recent Posts: The Enlightened Rabbit Scholastic Society
Sohyeon After Midnight Book Reading Videos and Character Roll-Call
I had some time this weekend to prepare a few videos for everyone to enjoy. The first video is my character roll-call, which I made for my readers who have been struggling to pronounce my characters’ names in a couple of my novels. Character Roll-Call: Then I prepared a three-part series of me reading selections […]
Sohyeon After Midnight Sketch – First in a Series
I am practicing my sketching by illustrating some characters and maybe scenes out of my bilingual novel, Sohyeon After Midnight, and this is my first installment.
Monthly Archives: December 2013
This Lovely Morn the Dewdrops Flash Like Diamonds on the Grass – 100 Poets, Part 2
This is a line from poem 37 in the book of the Hundred Poets. In part two of our discussion of these poems, we will highlight nature poems, which is a very popular topic for poetry generally in East Asia. … Continue reading
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I Do Not Know Where This Love Will Take Me – 100 Poets, Part 1
Since the holidays are upon us, I thought a short, fun series was in order, so we’re doubling up on Japan for another month by looking over the bilingual Japanese-English edition of A Hundred Verses From Old Japan, translated by … Continue reading
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Tagged Anime & Manga, Japanese History, Poetry, Traditional Japanese Literature, Translation
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