Author Chats: An Interview with Suzanne Kamata
The Author of “The Baseball Widow” Discusses Her Novel of Life in Shikoku
Suzanne Kamata is the author of the novel, The Baseball Widow, about the wife of a high school baseball coach in rural Tokushima, Japan.
Our review of this touching, well-crafted novel is available here:
Japonica sat down with Suzanne to talk about the novel and life in Japan.
Japonica: What’s your favorite baseball team? (Hanshin? Please say Hanshin!)
Okay, Hanshin Tigers. 😉 But my husband is a diehard Yakult Swallows fan, so if their game is televised, then that’s what we will be watching.
Japonica: What’s it like to be a high-school baseball coach? How typical is Hideki’s experience?
Hideki’s experiences are based upon my husband’s experiences as a high school baseball coach. I know of other coaches who held more grueling practice sessions, and were perhaps meaner than the coach in my book. It is an extremely stressful and…
