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  • Comment: Per WikiGeoffrey's comments on my talk page, I've taken a closer look at four sources:
    # The Japan Times. This looks like an excellent source. Major newspaper, a long piece devoted entirely to the subject, and, I'm assuming, a writer with no ties to the subject.
    # Asian Review. Another reputable publication, but this seems like a small minor mention in an article which is mostly about the Japanese publishing business in general, and Red Circle is just used as one example.
    # Publishing Perspectives. A passing mention in an industry-specific outlet (see WP:AUD).
    # Pop Matters. Looks like a reputable publication (we have an article on them), and the piece is largely about the subject.
    In summary, I think this is close to being sufficient sourcing, and comes close to meeting WP:NCORP. It would be good to get additional review of the Japanese-language sources from somebody who is fluent in that language.
    The biggest problem is that this still comes off as promotional. The author has a COI (declared on their user page), and it shows in the writing. Taking a step back from the source review, this still sounds like somebody wrote the article based on what they knew and/or wanted to emphasize about the company, then found sources to back up the statements. That's fundamentally backwards of how this is supposed to work. A good encyclopedia article should start with the sources, and then present a distillation of what the sources say. This is a perfect example of why WP:COI editing is so highly discouraged. It's almost impossible to write a truly WP:NPOV article when you have a connection to the subject. I'm not going to reject this outright, but based on the promotional tone, I can't recommend it be accepted in its current form. -- RoySmith (talk) 16:09, 26 April 2019 (UTC)
  • Comment: There's a lot of references here, which is generally a good thing, but also makes it hard to know which are the most important ones. Please see WP:THREE. Comment here and I'll take another look after you do. -- RoySmith (talk) 14:11, 26 April 2019 (UTC)
Hi RoySmith and thanks, I have left a reply on your Talk page about this. I hope that is the right thing to do.

--WikiGeoffrey (talk)


Red Circle Authors is a British, London-based, publishing house that specialises in Japanese fiction..[1][2][3]

Origins

Red Circle Authors was set up in 2016, by Richard Nathan and Koji Chikatani, to showcase Japan’s best creative writing[4]. The Gutai Bijutsu Kyokai (Art Association of Gutai), sometimes dubbed the Jackson Pollocks of Japan, was the initial inspiration behind Red Circle Authors.[5]

The Red Circle Authors group currently consists of:

Kazufumi Shiraishi (白石 一文), Randy Taguchi (田口ランディ), Fuminori Nakamura (中村 文則), Kanji Hanawa (花輪莞爾), Mitsuyo Kakuta (角田 光代) and Roger Pulvers.

Currently, only a limited number of literary works by Red Circle's authors are available outside Japan in translation.[6] Despite this, many of Red Circle's authors have won Japan’s major literary prizes including, for example, the Naoki Prize (Mitsuyo Kakuta 2005, Kazufumi Shiraishi in 2010) and the Akutagawa Prize (Fuminori Nakamura in 2005); and have had their works adapted for film and television in Japan.[7][8]

Some of the group's authors already have well-established reputations in Asia (in China, Taiwan, Korea, and Thailand, for example)[9] and are starting to win international literary prizes.[10] Fuminori Nakamura[11], for instance, won the David L. Goodis Award in 2014.

Imprint and series

Red Circle Authors' publishing imprint is Red Circle[12].

Red Circle Authors launched this imprint and publishing programme on the 23rd of November 2018 with the launch of its first series Red Circle Minis[13] and the publication of its first three Minis[14]:

Stand-In Companion by Kazufumi Shiraishi[15][16][17][18], Backlight by Kanji Hanawa[19][20] and Tokyo Performance by Roger Pulvers[21][22]

Commentators and reviewers said after their publications that the approach taken was "not about resizing big books into small objects, but rather about celebrating textual brevity in book form itself" [23] [24]something that Japan has a long tradition of[25]

Activities

Red Circle Authors' activities are managed from London.[26] The group also has an office in Tokyo. It promotes its select curated group of contemporary Japanese and Japan-based authors and their creative works to the international publishing industry and readers from these two locations[27][28]

In addition to its book publishing Red Circle publishes a magazine on its website, The Circle,[29] which provides news, analysis and opinion on Japanese literature, writers, publishing, bookselling and culture.

References

  1. ^ "Japanese Writers' House, Red Circle Team Up". AuthorLink: Writers & Readers Magazine. 30 June 2017.
  2. ^ Kosaka, Kris (22 December 2018). "Red Circle Authors: Sending Japanese literature westward". The Japan Times.
  3. ^ Charkin, Richard (13 February 2019). "Nine Lessons From a Small Indie Publisher". Publishing Perspectives. Retrieved 13 February 2019.
  4. ^ "日本の書き下ろし小説、英で出版　現代文学を世界に紹介". Yahoo News Japan. 20 February 2019. Retrieved 20 April 2019.
  5. ^ "Red Circle Authors: Sending Japanese literature westward". The Japan Times. 2018-12-22. Retrieved 2019-01-30.
  6. ^ Tasker, Peter (January 28, 2019). "Bull market in bungaku highlights Japanese literary revival". Nikkei Asian Review. Retrieved January 30, 2019.
  7. ^ "Profile of Mitsuyo Kakuta 角田光代 listing film & television adaptations". booksfromjapan.jp. Foundation for the Advancement of Juvenile Education in Japan. Retrieved February 3, 2019.
  8. ^ Nathan, Richard (19 April 2019). "'Just Only Love' the fifth Mitsuyo Kakuta book-to-film adaptation out on general release". Red Circle Authors. Retrieved 20 April 2019. {{cite web}}: Check |archive-url= value (help); Cite has empty unknown parameter: |dead-url= (help)
  9. ^ "Kazufumi Shiraishi's rising international profile". Red Circle Authors. 22 November 2017. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |dead-url= (help)
  10. ^ "Profile of Fuminori Nakamura". booksfromjapan.jp. Foundation for the Advancement of Juvenile Education in Japan. Retrieved February 3, 2019.
  11. ^ "In Brief: Mysteries". The Wall Street Journal. 17 March 2012.
  12. ^ "日本の書き下ろし小説、英で出版". Kyodo News (In Japanese). 20 February 2019. Retrieved 20 February 2019.
  13. ^ "Red Circle's Publishing Programme". Red Circle Authors. Retrieved February 3, 2019.
  14. ^ Tasker, Peter (28 January 2019). "Bull market in bungaku highlights Japanese literary revival". Nikkei Asia Review.
  15. ^ Shiraishi, Kazufumi (2018). Stand-In Companion. United Kingdom: Red Circle Authors. ISBN 1912864002.
  16. ^ Gattig, Nicolas (26 January 2019). "Androids, infertility and ethics collide in Kazufumi Shiraishi's dystopian 'Stand-in Companion'". The Japan Times.
  17. ^ "Review of Stand-In Companion". The Complete Review. 27 November 2018. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |dead-url= (help)
  18. ^ Gebhardt, Lisette (4 April 2019). "Das philosophische Paradigma in der zeitgenössischen japanischen Literatur". Literatur Kritik. Retrieved 20 April 2019. {{cite web}}: Check |archive-url= value (help); Cite has empty unknown parameter: |dead-url= (help)
  19. ^ Hanawa, Kanji (2018). Backlight. United Kingdom: Red Circle Authors. ISBN 1912864045.
  20. ^ "Review Backlight". The Complete Review. 27 November 2018. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |dead-url= (help)
  21. ^ Pulvers, Roger (2018). Tokyo Performance. United Kingdom: Red Circle Authors. ISBN 1912864029.
  22. ^ "Review of Tokyo Performance by Roger Pulvers". booksonasia.net. Books on Asia. Retrieved February 3, 2019.
  23. ^ Rollmann, Hans (15 March 2019). "Small Books for Big Brains: Red Circle Minis' Pocket-sized Japanese Fiction". PopMatters. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
  24. ^ Harris, Will (17 April 2019). "The Red Circle Minis Collection – Three New Japanese Stories". Books And Bao. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |dead-url= (help)
  25. ^ Nathan, Richard (16 March 2019). "Short Story Writing in Japan: From Nobel Prize winners to AI". The Circle. Retrieved 17 March 2019. {{cite web}}: Check |archive-url= value (help); Cite has empty unknown parameter: |dead-url= (help)
  26. ^ "人模様：日本の小説、海外に発信 リチャード・ネーサンさん、近谷浩二さん". 毎日新聞 (in Japanese).
  27. ^ "Business Partnership". Japanese Writers' House. 30 June 2017. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |dead-url= (help)
  28. ^ "It's official: The Red Circle Factbook is now an Encyclopaedia". Japanese Writers' House. 30 March 1018. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |dead-url= (help)
  29. ^ "The Circle, Red Circle's magazine, designed for everyone interested Japanese literature, culture and publishing". Red Circle Authors. Red Circle Authors. Retrieved February 3, 2019. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |dead-url= (help)

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