Beatriz Pérez ZapatainReading East Asia‘The Buddha in the Attic” by Julie OtsukaReading Julie Otsuka’s The Buddha in the Attic (2011) leaves many breathless. In this short novel, there is no respite for the…2 min read·May 29, 2020----
Beatriz Pérez ZapatainReading East Asia‘Palimpsest’, Lisa Wool-Rim SjöblomThis post belongs to our series “Reading East Asia” so perhaps this new entry, which analyses a graphic novel published in Swedish (and…3 min read·Mar 4, 2020----
Beatriz Pérez ZapatainA World Lit by BooksIntroductions firstI am a Doctor in English Studies from the University of Zaragoza (Spain) who specialises in Postcolonial Literature. In my thesis, I…1 min read·Dec 14, 2018----
Beatriz Pérez ZapatainReading East Asia‘The White Book’ by Han Kang: an exploration of griefCan grief turn into something beautiful? I guess it does. Eventually. For a long time, prose and poetry have transformed grief into…3 min read·Dec 11, 2018----