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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
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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...
LOL "device hoarding"

Anyway, apropos of nothing in particular, watch for my newest translation, coming out this summer....
November 25, 2025 at 9:02 PM
Head all trimmed, like a topiary
November 25, 2025 at 8:46 PM
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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,
November 25, 2025 at 6:17 PM
The pronoun that matters is "we."

Imagine saying such a thing and being serious.
The Kamala Harris book is so excruciating
November 25, 2025 at 2:33 PM
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November 19, 2025 at 10:42 PM
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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
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November 24, 2025 at 7:13 PM
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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
November 23, 2025 at 1:25 PM
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
Class prep for tomorrow (Hashiguchi Ryosuke's Hush! [2001])
November 24, 2025 at 3:37 AM
Chicago stuff
November 23, 2025 at 11:19 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."
November 20, 2025 at 3:35 PM
Getting ready to catch a plane to Chicago for a conference this weekend
November 20, 2025 at 1:38 PM
November 19, 2025 at 10:42 PM
Throwback #humpday
Hump day (observed)
November 19, 2025 at 6:17 PM
Yikes on bikes
On est pas bien là ? :)
November 19, 2025 at 12:46 PM
下着姿 🫡
November 18, 2025 at 11:55 AM
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Love it for Amazon that they apparently think all these women are the same person.
November 18, 2025 at 11:12 AM
November 17, 2025 at 8:20 PM
My sweet and sexy friend, the playwright and performer @niceyhott.bsky.social, regularly posts videos of himself jacking off and talking about his week -- and this week, he read my translation of Erika Kobayashi's Trinity, Trinity, Trinity!

Thank you for your service 🫡 and your shoutout 🥰
November 17, 2025 at 4:29 PM
some leftists take skincare too far
The US is becoming an authoritarian state and your concerned about the skincare routine of two podcasts hosts? This is not a commentary about you, but I do think some leftists take skincare too far. To be clear, I'm all for a reasonable level of moisturization, but not to the point of glistening.
November 16, 2025 at 6:44 PM
Sunday morning
November 16, 2025 at 3:27 PM
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I’m going to be honest with you: The headline is appalling, but the piece, which indeed has an absolutely bizarre tone of nostalgia, is worse.
November 16, 2025 at 12:53 PM