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Sam Malissa

Contributor

Sam Malissa

United States

Sam Malissa holds a PhD in Japanese Literature from Yale University. He has translated fiction by Toshiki Okada, Shun Medoruma, and Hideo Furukawa, among others.

Articles by Sam Malissa

From Rainbow Bird

By Shun Medoruma

Even after the credits stopped rolling and the blue government warning turned into a blizzard of static, Katsuya kept staring at the screen, a vague grin on his face.

Translated from Japanese by Sam Malissa

Glass

By Shun Medoruma

The fragments of the girl come tumbling down.

Translated from Japanese by Sam Malissa

Stories from the Streets of Koza

By Shun Medoruma

The next afternoon I saw Granny Nabi pushing a dog in a stroller.

Translated from Japanese by Sam Malissa