Coming Attractions:
27 July 2008
 Ry Beville will discuss the challenges of translating the poetry of Nakahara Chuya. To attend this talk, please buy a copy of Poems of Days Past from us.
Past Events
29 June 2008
Karube Tadashi discussed the evolution of the thought of Maruyama Masao. He was accompanied by David Noble who translated his book, Maruyama Masao and the Fate of Liberalism in Twentieth-Century Japan into English.
| Donald Richie also attended the talk. Professor Karube and David Noble are pictured below. 
BOOKCLUBS
On 10 August, members of our Non-Native Speakers’ group will discuss The Call of the Wild, White Fang & To Build a Fire by Jack London.
On 20 July, BOOKCLUB members will discuss The Cultural Foundations of Nations by Anthony D. Smith.
Conan the Librarian says:
Hello from Hanoi
Conan notes some changes since the last time he was in Vietnam’s capital city. The motorbike noise still annoys, and beeping of horns is still an essential part of driving, but the Burberry helmets riders now sport add some panache to the streets.
The owner of the Bookworm, Hanoi’s used bookstore of choice told me the store will be moving to another location at the end of this month.
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Conan also visited the Vietnam National Library, a place where it is necessary to show a passport to enter. One also needs to show a passport to take a book off the shelves and read it.
Conan’s time in Vietnam was not only spent reading books. He also managed to climb Mt. Fansipan, the easternmost Himalayan mountain, and spend some time with the Black Hmong, a mountain tribe.
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Good Day Books
(Issue #33, July 2008)