Japanese Women Writers in the 21st Century headlines the September 2024 issue of World Literature Today. Such writers as Mieko Kawakami, Hitomi Kanehara, Hiroko Oyamada, and Coreco Hibino are profiled in the cover feature guest-edited by Rea Amit. Additional highlights include numerous interviews, including a Q&A with Turkish writer Elif Shafak; poetry from China, Ukraine, and the US; fiction from Kenya; and Alejandro Puyana on six “classic” and “upstart” literary debuts. Be sure to check out the latest must-read titles in WLT’s book review section—including new releases by Conceição Lima, Yoko Ogawa, and Salman Rushdie—and much more!
