What is Healing Fiction? The Healing Hippos of Hinode Park and the Japanese Comfort Read

Join us for a discussion of "The Healing Hippo of Hinode Park" by Michiko Aoyama, sharing our reactions to this warm and uplifting novel while exploring the broader phenomenon of “healing fiction” from Japan, a genre that has recently taken off with readers in the US and UK. We’ll consider what defines healing fiction, why these stories resonate across cultures, and how they travel into English, while also hearing insights from the translator, Takami Nieda, about the challenges and pleasures of bringing Aoyama’s work to a new audience.

• • Starts:
  • February 16, 2027
• • Ends:
  • February 16, 2027
• • Time Detail:
  • 4:30pm-6:30pm (PT)
• • Learning Format:
  • Online
• • Type of Course:
  • Book Study
• • Offered to:
  • All States
• • Registration and Info:

  • A free copy of The Healing Hippo of Hinode Park by Michiko Aoyama  will be provided. Participants are expected to read the complimentary book ahead of the program.