Books on Asia is a website devoted to
[...]finding quality books on Japan and Asia. Each issue presents a dozen or so books, from new releases to enduring classics, that we feel deserve to be read, discovered and discussed.
The latest issue (Issue 2) explores
Wuthering Heights popularity in Japan:
In this issue of Books on Asia, we delve into Emily Brontë’s classic Wuthering Heights and the popularity of the novel in Japan, which is also the subject of Judith Pascoe’s book On the Bullet Train with Emily Brontë. A fun, engaging read, Dr. Pascoe deliberates on some of the 20 or so Japanese
interpretations of the novel, including translations, manga versions, and the reenactment by the Takarazuka all female theater in Japan.
Hon Podcast 02: Judith Pascoe and Wuthering Heights
In this episode of Hon, the Books on Asia Podcast, Amy chats with Dr. Judith Pascoe in her office on the campus of Florida State University. They talk about ghosts, revenge, double suicide and Edward Blunden, all while a Brontëesque storm rages outside the window. Pascoe also ruminates on her book, living in Japan, and how she learned the Japanese language.
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