Talk and Signing Event
with Author Keiichiro Hirano
Join us for an author talk and signing event with one of Japan's most celebrated contemporary writers, Keiichiro Hirano, at Kinokuniya New York on 11/13 for his English translated release of Eclipse (published by Columbia University Press)! Hirano has written 16 novels since his debut work Eclipse for which he won the Akutagawa Prize, Japan's most prestigious literary award.
TICKETS REQUIRED to attend event:
To get a ticket, pre-purchase Eclipse (releasing on 11/12) at Kinokuniya New York and receive the book during the event.
About the Book
In the late fifteenth century, a young Dominican friar sets out on a journey from Paris to Florence in search of manuscripts of pre-Christian philosophy. Along the way, he encounters an ascetic alchemist in a small village. As the young man falls under the spell of the alchemist’s quest for enlightenment, a series of disasters—culminating in a total solar eclipse—strikes the village, with profound consequences.
About the Author
Keiichiro Hirano is an acclaimed Japanese novelist who was appointed by Japan’s Ministry of Cultural Affairs to travel all over Europe giving lectures, has given a TED Talk, and has written 16 novels. His deeply psychological fiction deals with profound and universal themes like self-love, relationships and acceptance, and spans from short stories and historical novels to essays, love stories, and literary sci-fi. His books in English translation are A Man (2020), At the End of the Matinee (2021), and Eclipse: A Novel (2024).
Japanese Literature Night: Selected Shorts and Author Talk with Keiichiro Hirano on Monday, November 18th at 7pm
Author Keiichiro Hirano will also speak about the current Japanese Literature landscape at the first ever Japan Society Literature Night Author Talk on November 18th at 7pm. Tickets are required to attend this event. Please visit the Japan Society website for more details: japansociety.org/events