Cultural world
[Good book review] Screenwriting Profession
Lotus nipple night – Tran Dan
In May 2017, book lovers were excited when Tran Dan’s posthumous book Night of the Lotus Nipple was published.
The Woman on the Stairs – Bernhard Schlink
Good new books in July that ELLE introduces to you include The Woman on the Stairs.
Swastika – Tanizaki Junichiro
When women use beauty and mystery to make others so infatuated that they are willing to sacrifice, that is when women become the most dangerous.
Carol – Patricia Highsmith
The first time she saw Carol at the shopping mall where she was working, Therese Belivet knew she was in love even though she was seeing Richard at the time.
Cultural world
[Good book review] Three clouds drifting to the land of duckweed
Dreams at Morisaki Bookstore – Yagisawa Satoshi
Being cheated on by her lover, losing her job and falling into a series of endless days of sleep to avoid sadness, Takako thought she was lost in a dream, but a chance encounter brought her to the Morisaki bookstore.
ELLE hopes this month’s new list will bring readers moments of relaxation.