upcoming miura book club events

I would like to introduce several Miura Ayako Book Club events taking place around the world this summer.

HONOLULU, HAWAII
A lecture on the topic of Miura Ayako's historical novel Kairei, (Hidden Ranges) will take place from 10:00 AM to 12:00 Noon on July 6 (Tues) at the following location:

Makiki Christian Church
829 Pensacola Ave
Honolulu, Hawai'i

http://www.makikichristianchurch.org/　 (English)
http://www.makikichurch.org/z000.html　 (Japanese)

SEOUL, KOREA

The Miura Ayako Book Club member group that had its first meeting on March 19, will be meeting for the second time on June 16, Wednesday. If you would like details, please let me know.

AUCKLAND, NEW ZEALAND

A Miura Ayako Book Club event is scheduled for July 10 (Saturday) to 12 (Monday) with a series of lectures to be presented at three different locations. Mr. Yoshimitsu Hasegawa, founder and representative of the Miura Ayako Book Club, will be the speaker on all three occasions.

(1) Date & Time: July 10 (Saturday) 14:00~16:00

Location: Auckland Baptist Tabernacle Church
(429 Queen Street, Auckland 1010 tel: 09-377-4065) http://www.tabernacle.org.nz

Topic: Michi Ariki (Miura Ayako's autobiography, translated into English as The Wind is Howling)

(2) Date & Time: July 11 (Sunday) 14:00 ~ 15:30

Location: Auckland Japanese Christian Church
(3-5 Ngaire Ave. Epsom Auckland tel: 09-523-3346) http://ajcc.org.nz/

Program: A viewing of the DVD "Footprints of Miura Ayako" and lecture

(3) Date & Time: July 12 (Monday) 13:00~15:00

Location: Mairangi Bay Community Church　　　　　　
(49 Maxwelton Drive, Mairangi Bay, North Shore, Auckland tel:09-476-0919)
www.mairangichurch.org.nz

Topic: Michi Ariki (Miura Ayako's autobiography, translated into English as The Wind is Howling)


PERTH, AUSTRALIA
A Miura Book Club event is planned for August. I will post details as soon as I can.
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miura ayako book clubs

What is commonly referred to as the "Hyoten Boom" swept through Japan in the years following the publication of Miura Ayako's debut novel Hyoten (Freezing Point, Asahi Shimbunsha, 1964). For the next forty years, Hyoten and the Miura novels that followed it were enormously popular, and many were made into television dramas and films for the silver screen. It may be that Miura's works are not as widely read as they once were, but it is safe to say that there is always a Miura book club going on somewhere in Japan (and most likely Korea as well). In addition to the museum-sponsored book discussions held regularly at the Miura Ayako Literature Museum, the Miura Ayako Dokushokai (Miura Ayako Book-reading Society) organizes book clubs all over Japan. I myself participate in a book club that meets every other month in Sapporo. Our lecturer/discussion leader is Morishita Tatsue, former professor of Japanese literature at Fukuoka Women's University and current special researcher attached to the museum. The society also plans special lectures and tours to locations of significance to Miura Ayako's works. As far as I know, the society's book clubs are all conducted in Japanese. I started the English-language Miura Ayako Book Club group on Facebook a year ago, and strongly encourage English-speakers of any nationality to join us there. If anyone reading this blog knows of other Miura book clubs conducted in English, please post the information in the comments box below.