Brian Bergstrom
@brianbergstrom.bsky.social
Lecturer & Literary Translator JPN -> ENG
Current: DILEMMAS OF WORKING WOMEN by Fumio Yamamoto
July 2026: CAPITAL FROM ZERO by Kōhei Saitō
Soon: LOVEAHOLIC by Fumio Yamamoto
Tarte 🥧 and Butt 🌈 Enthusiast (à Montréal)
IG: instagram.com/asa_no_burei
Current: DILEMMAS OF WORKING WOMEN by Fumio Yamamoto
July 2026: CAPITAL FROM ZERO by Kōhei Saitō
Soon: LOVEAHOLIC by Fumio Yamamoto
Tarte 🥧 and Butt 🌈 Enthusiast (à Montréal)
IG: instagram.com/asa_no_burei
Pinned
To celebrate the release of Dilemmas in the UK, Foyles asked me to write an essay about Yamamoto and her life and work.
It's up on their site now, and I'd love it if you gave it a look—I love this book, and I'm so excited to have a platform to talk about it
www.foyles.co.uk/further-read...
It's up on their site now, and I'd love it if you gave it a look—I love this book, and I'm so excited to have a platform to talk about it
www.foyles.co.uk/further-read...
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Book 44
#booksky
Hotel lucky seven - kotaro Isaka.
I love Bullet Train and this one is even more fun. Nothing is ever simple for poor ladybug.
#booksky
Hotel lucky seven - kotaro Isaka.
I love Bullet Train and this one is even more fun. Nothing is ever simple for poor ladybug.
November 29, 2025 at 3:25 PM
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Photos from the past weekend at University of Chicago, participating in a plenary panel on translating Japanese literature
November 27, 2025 at 12:01 AM
Photos from the past weekend at University of Chicago, participating in a plenary panel on translating Japanese literature
Reposted by Brian Bergstrom
Good morning to Brazilian reporter Manuela Borges, who’s been waiting eleven years for this petty moment. ❤️ 🇧🇷
November 26, 2025 at 1:04 PM
Good morning to Brazilian reporter Manuela Borges, who’s been waiting eleven years for this petty moment. ❤️ 🇧🇷
*doing that thing where I shake my head and do little snaps of agreement*
"I DNF first-person books if I can't relate to the protagonist" is a kind of illiteracy.
The point of first person is not to insert yourself into a narrative. You are supposed to experience and empathize with the perspective of a character that is intended to be fully fleshed out.
The point of first person is not to insert yourself into a narrative. You are supposed to experience and empathize with the perspective of a character that is intended to be fully fleshed out.
November 26, 2025 at 4:30 PM
*doing that thing where I shake my head and do little snaps of agreement*
merry penultimate week of classes to those who celebrate
November 26, 2025 at 3:28 PM
merry penultimate week of classes to those who celebrate
I like to imagine Shiga Naoya running around Kinosaki in this
Shirakaba-chan is a white birch tree from the town of Sakuho in Nagano, Japan.
November 26, 2025 at 1:28 PM
I like to imagine Shiga Naoya running around Kinosaki in this
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Many men feel the stripper really likes them. Scientists say it's time to consider whether they're onto something
November 26, 2025 at 7:27 AM
Many men feel the stripper really likes them. Scientists say it's time to consider whether they're onto something
LOL "device hoarding"
Anyway, apropos of nothing in particular, watch for my newest translation, coming out this summer....
Anyway, apropos of nothing in particular, watch for my newest translation, coming out this summer....
November 25, 2025 at 9:02 PM
LOL "device hoarding"
Anyway, apropos of nothing in particular, watch for my newest translation, coming out this summer....
Anyway, apropos of nothing in particular, watch for my newest translation, coming out this summer....
Head all trimmed, like a topiary
November 25, 2025 at 8:46 PM
Head all trimmed, like a topiary
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(when my book makes a list) haha fucking check THIS out. perfect meritocracy....very cool. vERy cool.
(when my book is not on the list) i'm sick of the industry picking winners and losers. how are you even ranking ART, first of all,
(when my book is not on the list) i'm sick of the industry picking winners and losers. how are you even ranking ART, first of all,
November 25, 2025 at 6:17 PM
(when my book makes a list) haha fucking check THIS out. perfect meritocracy....very cool. vERy cool.
(when my book is not on the list) i'm sick of the industry picking winners and losers. how are you even ranking ART, first of all,
(when my book is not on the list) i'm sick of the industry picking winners and losers. how are you even ranking ART, first of all,
The pronoun that matters is "we."
Imagine saying such a thing and being serious.
Imagine saying such a thing and being serious.
November 25, 2025 at 2:33 PM
The pronoun that matters is "we."
Imagine saying such a thing and being serious.
Imagine saying such a thing and being serious.
Reposted by Brian Bergstrom
November 19, 2025 at 10:42 PM
Reposted by Brian Bergstrom
nobody ever describes it this way but Dr. Pepper is like if Coca-Cola decided to be a faggot
November 24, 2025 at 1:50 AM
nobody ever describes it this way but Dr. Pepper is like if Coca-Cola decided to be a faggot
Reposted by Brian Bergstrom
Had to open a new Instagram account for my art career and personal antics. META really fucked my life 😨
if anyone wants to follow, its
www.instagram.com/ignacio.henriquez.carrera
if anyone wants to follow, its
www.instagram.com/ignacio.henriquez.carrera
November 23, 2025 at 1:25 PM
Had to open a new Instagram account for my art career and personal antics. META really fucked my life 😨
if anyone wants to follow, its
www.instagram.com/ignacio.henriquez.carrera
if anyone wants to follow, its
www.instagram.com/ignacio.henriquez.carrera
November 24, 2025 at 7:13 PM
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Yamamoto’s “The Dilemmas of Working Women” and James May’s “May on Motors”, because I contain multitudes. Two of my favorite perspectives on life honestly
alright let’s get something more pleasant going. what two books would you leave out on your coffee table so a reporter can mention you have them. doesn’t matter if you’ve read them. for me it’s Pale Fire (which I did read) and Ulysses (got like 15% of the way in)
November 14, 2025 at 9:35 PM
Yamamoto’s “The Dilemmas of Working Women” and James May’s “May on Motors”, because I contain multitudes. Two of my favorite perspectives on life honestly
Class prep for tomorrow (Hashiguchi Ryosuke's Hush! [2001])
November 24, 2025 at 3:37 AM
Class prep for tomorrow (Hashiguchi Ryosuke's Hush! [2001])
Chicago stuff
November 23, 2025 at 11:19 PM
Chicago stuff
"After courting controversy with his killing, dismembering, and eating parts of his acquaintances, Jeffrey Dahmer is making a comeback as an innovative chocolate maker and eyewear influencer."
November 20, 2025 at 3:35 PM
"After courting controversy with his killing, dismembering, and eating parts of his acquaintances, Jeffrey Dahmer is making a comeback as an innovative chocolate maker and eyewear influencer."
Getting ready to catch a plane to Chicago for a conference this weekend
November 20, 2025 at 1:38 PM
Getting ready to catch a plane to Chicago for a conference this weekend
November 19, 2025 at 10:42 PM
Yikes on bikes
November 19, 2025 at 12:46 PM
Yikes on bikes