Japanese Great Reads 2022/23: Highlights

New Japanese Great Reads titles have arrived! Check out latest award-winning novels, thought-provoking nonfiction selections, fascinating manga offerings, and more. Come to Asian Library’s Upper Floor and browse the new arrivals of leisure reading titles. The 2022/23 Great Reads collection was curated by Nobu Kawaguchi, Asian Library Student Librarian and MLIS student at UBC School of Information. The following is a list of this year’s highlights: 


The 167th NAOKI PRIZE Winner
夜に星を放つ / 窪美 / 東京 : 文芸春
PL872.5 U26 Y67 2022
http://resolve.library.ubc.ca/cgi-bin/catsearch?bid=12413566
A collection of short stories that questions whether those who have lost precious relationships and have been hurt are capable of connecting with someone again.

 

The 167th AKUTAGAWA PRIZE Winner
おいしいごはんが食べられますように / 高瀬隼 / 東京 : 講談
PL876 A413 O37 2022
http://resolve.library.ubc.ca/cgi-bin/catsearch?bid=12371172
Through the theme of “food,” the story depicts the complicated human relationships that cannot be easily managed.

 

2022 SHINSHO TAISHO Nominee
生物はなぜ死ぬのか / 小林武彦 / 東京 : 講談
QH530 K63 2021
http://resolve.library.ubc.ca/cgi-bin/catsearch?bid=12413614
The death of life has an important meaning. What is the “death program” embedded in genes? An introduction to biology for all of us who live in this contemporary world.

 

The 167th AKUTAGAWA PRIZE Nominee
N/A  /
年森 / 東京 : 文藝春
PL876 O764 N3 2022
http://resolve.library.ubc.ca/cgi-bin/catsearch?bid=12370949
Madoka, a teenager attending a girl’s high school, feels strange when people label her as someone belonging to a “sexual minority” and show empathy without knowing her true self. A story about a girl who is looking for “irreplaceable someone” beyond gender, social status and background.

 

2022 MANGA TAISHO Winner
ダーウィン事変 / うめざわしゅ / 東京 : 講談
PN6790 J33 U449 2020
http://resolve.library.ubc.ca/cgi-bin/catsearch?bid=12413681
A “humanzee” named Charlie is half human and half chimpanzee. Charlie was raised by his human parents for 15 years and is about to enter high school.

 

 2022 MANGA TAISHO Nominee
ルックバック / 藤本タツ / 東京 : 集英
PN6790 J33 F85 2021
http://resolve.library.ubc.ca/cgi-bin/catsearch?bid=12413684
A one-shot story revolving around Fujino, who has absolute confidence in her talent, and Kyomoto, who is a “hikikomori” [someone severely withdrawn from society]. Their dedication to drawing manga brought them together and united them. By Tatsuki Fujimoto, the author of Chainsaw Man.

 

 2021 HONYA TAISHO Winner
52ヘルツのクジラたち / 町田その / 東京 : 中央公論新
PL873 A254 A615 2020
http://resolve.library.ubc.ca/cgi-bin/catsearch?bid=11962043
52-hertz whale is the loneliest whale in the world. A woman whose life has been exploited by her family, and a boy who has been abused by his mother. When they find each other, a new story begins.

 

2022 HONYA TAISHO Nominee
スモールワールズ / 一穂ミ / 東京 : 講談
PL871.5 C544 S86 2021
http://resolve.library.ubc.ca/cgi-bin/catsearch?bid=12413589
A collection of six short stories that are inter-connected in some way, starting with a housewife who pretends to be in a happy relationship and continuing to another story featuring a boy who is not blessed with a close knit family.

 

New books at the Asian Library (May 2023)

BQ2240 F367 F86 2023
東アジア仏教の生活規則梵網経 : 最古の形と発展の歴史 / 船山徹著 / 京都市 : 臨川書店

BQ8249 G947 H54 2023
東アジア仏教思想史の構築 : 凝然・明恵と華厳思想 / 野呂靖, 張文良, 金天鶴編 / 京都市 : 法蔵館

DS832 O56 2022
「新しいアイヌ学」のすすめ : 知里幸恵の夢をもとめて / 小野有五 / 東京 : 藤原書店

GR525 H57 2022
妖怪の誕生 : 超自然と怪奇的自然の存在論的歴史人類学 / 廣田龍平 / 東京 : 青弓社

GT2910 T2922 2021
教養としての茶道 : 世界のビジネスエリートが知っている / 竹田理絵 / 東京 : 自由国民社

HT390 J56 2022
人口減少社会の地域経営政策 / 川島典子編著 / 京都市 : 晃洋書房

JA83 J3 Y29 2023
文化接触と政治思想 : 東アジアからの挑戦の諸相 / 山田央子 / 東京都豊島区 : 日本評論社

ND1053.5 K66 2022
江戶絵画 : 京と江戶の美 / 河野元昭 / 京都市 : 株式会社思文閣出版

PL726.2 Y36 2021
王朝日記物語の展開 : 歌物語と日記物語 / 山下太郎著 / 東京 : 武蔵野書院

PL747.82 D45 T36 2021
「探偵新聞」 : 占領期のカストリ・探偵小說関係新聞. 全一卷 / 石川巧監修・解題 / 金沢市 : 金沢文圃閣

PL870.5 O25 B3 2022
爆弾 / 呉勝浩 / 東京 : 講談社

PL871.5 T69 M38 2022
まっとうな人生 / 絲山秋子 / 東京 : 河出書房新社

PL873.5 I76 Y64 2021
夜が明ける / 西加奈子 / 東京 : 新潮社

PL875.5 U974 G54 2022
ギフテッド / 鈴木涼美 / 東京 : 文藝春秋

QC903.2 J3 A83 2021
新しい気候観と日本史の新たな可能性 / 編集中塚武, 鎌谷かおる, 佐野雅規, 伊藤啓介, 對馬あかね / 京都市 : 臨川書店

BL1900 C576 Z4988 2022
莊子·養生主 / 編輯小組成員: 黎世寬 / 香港: 香港孔子學院 : 香港儒學會 : 香港莊子文化研究會

DS715 F823 2022
复旦大学文化遗产研究 / 复旦大学博物馆, 复旦大学文物与博物馆学系编 / 上海市 : 复旦大学出版社

DS748 H689 2022
汉家的日常 / 侯旭东著 / 北京市 : 北京师范大学出版社

GT498 F66 K55125 2022
缠足 : “金莲崇拜”盛极而衰的演变 / (美)高彦颐著 ; 苗延威译 / 南京 : 江苏人民出版社

HQ684 Y349 2022
婚恋大数据 : 当代中国青年的爱情观念与行为调查报告 / 严文华, 胡婷等著 / 上海市 : 上海教育出版社

ND1049 T822 Y3623 2022
过眼云烟 : 董其昌的鉴赏世界 / 姚东一著 / 南京市 : 南京大学出版社

PL2357 H829 2022
中国现代戏剧思潮 : 戏剧现代化与社会现代化 / 胡星亮著 / 北京市 : 北京师范大学出版社

PL2419 S34 Z45365 2022
当代中国科幻小说转型研究 / 詹玲著 / 北京 : 中国社会科学出版社

PL2837 A35 Z98915
张爱玲十五讲 / 张均著 / 桂林 : 广西师范大学出版社

PL2886 O1684 M625 2022
莫言的奇奇怪怪故事集 / 莫言著 / 南京市 : 江苏凤凰文艺出版社

PL2973.5 A556 J5 2022
记忆之城 / 袁凌著 / 广州 : 花城出版社

PN1993.5 C6 W3525 2022
影像与印象 : 电影里的中国形象 / 万丽萍著 / 北京 : 中国社会科学出版社

PN1998.2 T2244
她的光影 : 女导演访谈录 / 主编周夏 / 北京 : 中国电影出版社

WB55 C4 G836 2022
留学生中医药文化认同研究 : 以中医药院校为例 / 官翠玲, 高山, 陈阳著 / 北京 : 中国社会科学出版社

Z1029 N365 2022
南京大学民国文献珍本图录 / 南京大学图书馆编 ; 程章灿, 史梅主编 / 南京市 : 南京大学出版社

HM623 Y364 2022
드라마 를 활용 한 문화 교육 연구 / 양 평 / 서울시 : 역락

HN730.5 A8 S38 2022
세븐 웨이브 : 팬데믹 이후, 대한 민국 뉴노멀 트렌드 를 이끌 7가지 거대 한 물결 / 홍 석철 외 서울 대학교 사회 과학 대학 교수 지음 / 경기도 파주시 : 21세기 북스

LA186 T35 2022
대학 공간 에서의 인권 : 외국 대학 의 경험 과 우리 의 이야기 / 서울 대학교 인권 센터 엮음 / 충청북도 옥천군 : 포도밭

PL992.2 C48 A636 2022
아버지 의 해방 일지 / 정 지아 / 경기도 파주시 : 창비

PL992.415 H826 C464 2022
저만치 혼자 서 / 김 훈 / 경기도 파주시 : 문학 동네

PL994.415 N33 H98 2022
휴먼 의 근사치 / 김 나현 / 경기도 파주시 : 다산 책방

PL994.17 U27 O48 2022
얼토당토 않고 불가해 한 슬픔 에 관한 1831일 의 보고서 / 조 우리 / 경기도 파주시 : 문학 동네

QC903 P365 2022
기후 위기, 지구 의 마지막 경고 / 반 기성 지음 / 서울시 : 프리스마

PK2098 S292 K58 2022
खून की दस बूंदें : (भारत पर नादिरशाह के बर्बर हमले की दास्तान) / जनप्रिय लेखक ओमप्रकाश शर्मा / दिल्ली : सत्यबोध प्रकाशन

PK2098.32 A82 G46 2022
गेंग ऑफ फ़ोर / सुरेन्द्र मोहन पाठक / नई दिल्ली : हिन्द पॉकेट बुक्स

PK2099.36 R64 K37 2022
कारीगर / वेद प्रकाश शर्मा / गुड़गांव, हरियाणा, भारत : हिन्द पॉकेट बुक्स

PK2658 M345 2022
ਮਾਂ : ਕਹਾਣੀ – ਸੰਗ੍ਰਹਿ / ਸੰਪਾਦਕ ਤਰਲੋਚਨ ਸਿੰਘ / ਚੰਡੀਗੜ੍ਹ : ਤਰਲੋਚਨ ਪਬਲਿਸ਼ਰਜ਼

UBC Asian Library Presents: Asian Library Research Lens

Date: Thursday, June 8th, 2023
Time: 3:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. (PST)
Location: Zoom

UBC Asian Library is thrilled to host presentations highlighting how our users make the most of our resources.

Hear how our users engage with Asian Library’s collections and services for their research. Each presenter will discuss their topic of interest and how Asian Library’s resources were relevant to the topic. There will be time for Q & A with the audience.

To register, please visit https://libcal.library.ubc.ca/calendar/vancouver/ALRL. If you have any questions, please contact asian.library@ubc.ca and include “Asian Library Research Lens” in your subject line. We hope to see you there!

Asian Library supports scholars, students, staff, and community members conducting research on, or learning about Asia and Asian heritage. Our resources include not only academic books and databases but also films, music, newspapers, magazines, children’s literature and much more.

Ink Dance – Yim Tse: A Half Century of Calligraphy

Nowruz: A Celebration of Renewal, Unity, and Tradition

Introduction

Nowruz, also known as Persian New Year or Iranian New Year, is an ancient festival that has evolved and adapted over the centuries. Celebrated by millions of people worldwide, this unique event marks the beginning of the solar year and the arrival of spring. As a rich cultural experience, Nowruz transcends borders, embodying the spirit of renewal, unity, and tradition. In this blog post, we will explore the elements of Nowruz, how it has evolved over time, and what it represents to those who observe it.

The Origins and Elements of Nowruz

Nowruz, meaning “new day” in Persian, is believed to have originated more than 3,000 years ago in ancient Persia, now modern-day Iran. Rooted in Zoroastrianism, the festival has been passed down through generations and is celebrated today by people from diverse cultural backgrounds, including Iranians, Kurds, Afghans, Tajiks, and others.

One of the central elements of Nowruz is the Haft-Seen table, which is meticulously prepared with seven symbolic items, each starting with the letter “S” in Persian. These items typically include:

1. Sabzeh (sprouts): Symbolizing rebirth and renewal.
2. Samanu (sweet pudding): Representing affluence and prosperity.
3. Senjed (dried oleaster fruit): Signifying love and compassion.
4. Sir (garlic): Denoting health and well-being.
5. Sib (apple): Representing beauty and vitality.
6. Somagh (sumac): Symbolizing the sunrise and the triumph of good over evil.
7. Serkeh (vinegar): Denoting patience and wisdom.

The Haft-Seen table is not only adorned with the seven symbolic items starting with the letter “S,” but it also includes other elements that hold their own special significance. Among these are the mirror, goldfish, and coins. Each carries a symbolic meaning that contributes to the overall message of renewal and unity embodied by Nowruz.

Mirror: The mirror, often referred to as ‘Aayeneh’ in Persian, is placed on the Haft-Seen table to represent self-reflection and introspection. It symbolizes the importance of examining one’s actions and thoughts, as well as promoting self-awareness and personal growth. The mirror’s presence encourages individuals to reflect on the past year and look forward to the future with clarity and a renewed sense of purpose.

Goldfish: Goldfish, or ‘Mahi’ in Persian, are traditionally included as a symbol of life, fertility, and abundance. Their vibrant colors and constant movement represent the energy and dynamism of the coming year. However, in recent years, there has been a growing awareness of the ethical and environmental implications of keeping goldfish in small containers for the duration of the Nowruz celebrations. As a result, some families have chosen to reduce or eliminate the practice of including goldfish on their Haft-Seen tables. Instead, they may opt for alternative symbols, such as images or sculptures of fish, or choose to donate to environmental or animal welfare organizations as a gesture of respect for the original symbolism.

Coins: Coins, or ‘Sekkeh’ in Persian, are placed on the Haft-Seen table as a symbol of wealth and prosperity. They signify the hope for financial stability and success in the coming year, and the desire for abundance and good fortune for all those who participate in the Nowruz festivities. In some families, coins may also be given as gifts to children or loved ones, further emphasizing the theme of prosperity and well-being.
The evolving nature of the Haft-Seen table and its elements showcases the adaptability and relevance of Nowruz in today’s world. By adjusting practices to align with modern values and
concerns, the festival continues to serve as a meaningful and inclusive celebration for people of diverse backgrounds and beliefs.

The Evolution of Nowruz

Throughout its long history, Nowruz has evolved and adapted to the changing cultural, political, and social contexts. Under the rule of the Achaemenid Empire (550-330 BCE), the celebration of Nowruz became an official state holiday, and the tradition was later embraced by the subsequent Persian empires.

With the advent of Islam in the 7th century, Nowruz was initially discouraged due to its pre-Islamic roots. However, it eventually found acceptance in the Islamic world, and its celebration was preserved, often incorporating Islamic elements into the festivities.

In modern times, Nowruz has continued to evolve as it spreads across the globe, adapting to the customs and traditions of the many cultures that celebrate it. In some countries, public celebrations and street festivals mark the occasion, while in others, the focus is on intimate family gatherings.

The Significance of Nowruz

Nowruz is more than just a celebration of the New Year; it represents a confluence of values and ideals that have endured for millennia. The festival is a testament to the resilience of cultural traditions, bringing together people of different backgrounds in a shared appreciation for renewal, unity, and harmony.

In today’s interconnected world, Nowruz serves as a reminder of the importance of preserving our cultural heritage, while also fostering dialogue and understanding among different communities. For millions of people worldwide, Nowruz embodies the timeless message of hope and renewal, making it an enduring and meaningful celebration.

Conclusion

As a vibrant and dynamic tradition, Nowruz transcends geographical, cultural, and religious boundaries. Its elements, such as the Haft-Seen table, convey profound symbolism and continue to evolve as the festival adapts to the changing world. Embracing the spirit of renewal, unity, and cultural appreciation, Nowruz is a shining example of how ancient customs can remain relevant and cherished in our modern world.

By celebrating Nowruz, we not only honor the rich history and cultural diversity of the participating communities, but we also join in a collective expression of hope for a brighter future. This ancient festival, which has evolved and persevered through countless generations, serves as a powerful reminder that unity, understanding, and the celebration of life are values that can bring us all closer together, regardless of our individual backgrounds.

As we welcome the arrival of spring and the beginning of a new solar year, let us remember the spirit of Nowruz and strive to carry its message of renewal, unity, and tradition into our daily lives. Happy Nowruz!

– Prepared by a student librarian

Kids Take Over UBC at Asian Library

Almost 300 kids and their family members took over Asian Library on Sunday, February 19, as part of Kids Take Over UBC, creating crafts using discarded book covers and other recycled materials, learning origami, enjoying the pop-up library featuring books from X̱wi7x̱wa Library and Education Library, and listening to storytimes in Korean, Japanese and Mandarin. Asian Library also offered programming at the Alumni Centre where many more families enjoyed Tibetan and Persian storytimes and classical Indian dance. Thank you to Arts Alumni for helping sponsor the event!

Schedule for events at Asian Library

11am-4pm | Asian Library, Asian Centre | 1871 West Mall

11:00 am-4:00 pm Pop-up Library: Enjoy reading and check out picture books from Asian Library, X̱wi7x̱wa Library and Education Library collections (with a valid UBC or Community Card).
11:00 am-11:45 am Get Crafty Corner: Make cute bookmarks and figures with Taran Dhillon
11:10 am-11:30 am Storytime in Korean and English with Saeyong Kim
1:00 pm-2:00 pm       Asian Crafts & Activities: Enjoy origami, games and more with Tomoko Kitayama Yen
1:30 pm-1:50 pm Indian classical dance and storytime in Hindi and English with Swarnali Sarkar
2:15 pm-2:35 pm Storytime in Japanese and English with Sherry Zhang
3:00 pm-3:20 pm Storytime in Chinese and English with Zijing Liu

Schedule for Asian language storytime at Robert H. Lee Alumni Centre

12pm-1pm | Robert H. Lee Alumni Centre Ballroom | 6163 University Boulevard

12:05 pm-12:25 pm Storytime in Tibetan and English with Sonam Chusang
12:25 pm-12:35 pm Indian classical dance with Swarnali Sarkar
12:35 pm-12:55 pm Storytime in Persian and English with Nima Norouzi and Ava Tabatabaei






New books at the Asian Library (February 2023)

BQ4890 V573 J35 2022
毘沙門信仰のすすめ / 信貴山大本山千手院 / 東京 : 国書刊行会

CT3730 N555 2022
日本の女性たち : パイオニア 900人の伝記・評伝 / 日外アソシエーツ / 東京 : 日外アソシエーツ

DS864 H393 2022
首都京都と室町幕府 / 早島大祐, 吉田賢司, 大田壮一郎, 松永和浩 / 東京 : 吉川弘文館

DS881.5 S34 S37 2022
坂本竜馬とその時代 / 佐々木克 / 東京都文京区 : 吉川弘文館

DS894.79 T6765 S86 2022
因幡鹿野城主亀井茲矩 : 尼子家再興運動から「琉球守」拝領まで / 砂川博 / 東京 : 岩田書院

GV1783.2 B87 B88 2021
Butoh 入門 : 肉体を翻訳する / 編大野ロベルト, 相原朋枝 ; 酒向治子, ブルース・ベアード, ローズマリー・キャンデラリオ, 横尾咲子, 関典子, 塚田美紀 / 東京 : 文学通信

HG1270.5 I56 2022
東アジア国際通貨と中世日本 : 宋銭と為替からみた経済史 / 井上正夫 / 名古屋市 : 名古屋大学出版会

HQ1064 J3 M566 2022
住民力 : 超高齢社会を生き抜く地域のチカラ / 宮城孝 / 東京都千代田区 : 明石書店

NC1703 H36 2021
戯画を楽しむ / 浜田信義編著;谷川渥監修 / 東京都千代田区 : 玄光社

NE1321.8 T355 2021
木版画 : 伝統技法とその意匠 : 絵師・彫師・摺師三者協業による出版文化の歴史 / 著者竹中健司, 米原有二 / 東京都文京区 : 誠文堂新光社

PL788.4 G43 U342 2022
源氏物語と長恨歌 : 世界文学の生成 / 上野英二 / 東京 : 岩波書店

PL839 O9 M5735 2022
豊島与志雄「未来の天才」 : 自筆原稿二種の影印・翻刻・解說 / 今野真二 / 東京 : 武蔵野書院

PL856 U673 Z635 2021
村上春樹と魯迅そして中国 / 藤井省三 / 東京 : 株式会社早稲田大学出版部

PN1993.5 J3 K87 2022
映画で楽しむきもの / 著者黒川忠雄 / 東京 : 株式会社三省堂書店/創英社

WZ70 JJ3 S48 2022
病悩と治療 : 王朝貴族の実相 / 瀬戶まゆみ著 / 京都市 : 臨川書店

BL1840 H824 2022
儒学的超越性与实践性问题研究 / 胡金旺著 / 北京 : 中國社会科学出版社

CD6173 C43 2021
方寸大千 : 中国古代玺印篆刻 / 陈根远著 / 北京 : 文物出版社

DS751 L4967 2022
宋型国家历史的演进 / 李华瑞著 / 北京 : 商务印书馆

DS779.215 Z43125 2022
鄭永年論中國 : 中國民族主義新解 / 鄭永年著 / 香港 : 三聯書店(香港)有限公司

GN489 H6345 2022
中华图像文化史. 图腾卷 / 何星亮, 殷卫滨著 ; 韩丛耀主编 / 北京 : 中国摄影出版社

HE9881 A3 W827 2022
從啓德至赤[lie]角 / 吳邦謀著 / 香港 : 中華書局 (香港) 有限公司

HQ1216 M38 2022
不被定义的女性 / 马晓韵著 / 北京 : 人民邮电出版社

NA1546 H66 J5366 2022
築覺. VI, 築遊香港 / 建築遊人著 / 香港 : 三聯書店(香港)有限公司

PL1940 S266 W3644 2022
吴语三门方言研究 / 王怀军编著 / 上海 : 上海交通大学出版社

PL2464 Z6 W255 2022
周易新注 / 王錦民撰 / 北京 : 中華書局

PL2470 Z6 L82 2022
東萊博議彙校評注 / [宋]呂祖謙著 ; 慈波整理 / 杭州市 : 浙江古籍出版社

PL3031 H65 H68 2022
從香港想像中國 : 中國現代作家的香港書寫與現代文學的轉折 / 侯桂新著 / 香港:三聯書店(香港)有限公司

PN2871 L496 2022
戏台上的中国 / 廖奔, 廖琳达著 / 郑州 : 大象出版社

WZ70 JC6 Z42547 2022
中华图像文化史. 医药图像卷 / 韩丛耀主编 ; 张树剑著 / 北京 : 中国摄影出版社

Z701.3 R37 H82 2022
东巴古籍文献遗产整合性保护研究 / 胡莹著 / 北京市 : 社会科学文献出版社

BQ6351 H852 M85 2022
화엄사 잃어 버린 200년 : 통일 신라 불교 확산 의 거점 / 무진 지음 / 경기도 파주시 : 글 항아리

DS904.5 C466 2022
한 번 은 불러 보았다 : 짱깨 부터 똥남아 까지, 근현대 한국인 의 인종 차별 과 멸칭 의 역사 / 정 회옥 지음 / 서울 특별시 : 위즈덤 하우스

DS917.37 H364 2022
한국 외교 정책론 / 현 인택 편저 / 서울 특별시 : 박영사

DS925 S48 K9635 2022
한 권 으로 읽는 경복궁 : 궁궐 의 전각 뒤 에 숨은 이야기 / 정 표채 지음 / 서울시 : 운곡 서원

GV1469.34 S63 K57 2022
게임 콘텐츠 와 젠더 재현 / 김 수아 / 서울 : 커뮤니케이션 북스

HN730.5 Z9 S6195 2022
신양반 사회 : 586, 그들 이 말 하는 정의 란 무엇 인가 / 김 은희 지음 / 서울시 : 생각 의 힘

HV8023 Y67 2022
여성, 경찰 하는 마음 : 우리 사회 에 여경 이 꼭 필요 하냐고 묻는 당신 을 위한 여성 경찰 안내서 / 엮은이 주 명희 ; 지은이 여성 경찰 23인 ; 기획 경찰 젠더 연구회 / 서울시 : 생각 정원

JQ1726 K485 2022
대통령 의 안보 리더십 : 1948-2022 : 역사 의 검증, 우리 의 교훈 / 김 충남 / 서울시 : 플래닛 미디어

N7360 A863 2022
한국 의 미술 문화 와 전시 / 안 휘준 / 서울 특별시 : 사회 평론 아카데미

NX584.6 Z8 P64 2022
보더리스 스토리텔러 : 무빙 이미지 의 경계 를 확장 해 나가는 8인 의 예술가들 / 전라북도 전주시 : 전주 국제 영화제

PL908 N66164 2022
한글 의 탄생 : 인간 에게 문자 란 무엇 인가 / 노마 히데키 지음 ; 박 수진, 김 진아, 김 기연 옮김 / 경기도 파주시 : 돌베개

PL954.5 K36 2022
리얼리티 재장전 : 문학 과 현실 이 가리키는 새로운 미래 : 강 경석 평론집 / 경기도 파주시 : 창비

PL992.62 K9 Z7535 2022
박 경리 이야기 / 김 형국 지음 / 경기도 파주시: 나남 출판

PN2939.8 C46 C45 2022
정 준채 평전 : 북한 영화 의 대부 / 정 철훈 지음 / 서울 특별시 : 선인

Z464 K63 C445 2022
책 의 탄생 : 조선 시대 책 의 형태 와 구성, 제작 의 모든 것 / 조 계영 지음 / 경기도 파주시 : 글 항아리

BF637 S8 C2776155 2021
Saksesa principles : 52 haphte / Jaika Kainaphīlḍa ; anuvāda, Vīrena Varmā / Naī Dillī : Prabhāta Prakāśana Prā. Li.

CT1507 P86 M34 2022
आर पार के सच : कहानी-संग्रह / आभा सिंह / नई दिल्ली : अयन प्रकाशन

G465 N34 2022
Safar da ik silsila : travalogue / by Rani Naginder / Patiala : Gracious Books

PK2098.25 A885 M37 2022
Marusthal tatha anya kahaniyan / by Jaishankar / Nayī Dillī : Vāṇī Prakāśana

PK2098.39 I36 A73 2022
आर पार के सच : कहानी-संग्रह / आभा सिंह / नई दिल्ली : अयन प्रकाशन

PK2099.14 A36 M47 2022
मेरे बाद… / मुकेश भारद्वाज / दिल्ली, भारत : यश पब्लिकेशंस

PK2099.16 A936 B38 2022
बटौड़ा / विपिन चौधरी / दिल्ली : अनुज्ञा बुक्स

PK2099.36 R574 B36 2022
Band kothari ka darwaja : kahani-sangrah / by Rashmi Sharma / Dillī : Setu Prakāśana

PK2659 A865 M37 2022
Mast : collection of Punjabi stories / by Harjeet Atwal / Samana, Patiala : Sangam Publications

PK2659 D46312 R38 2021
Raat langh gai : a collection of short stories / by Jasbir Kalsi Dharamkot / Jalandhara : Pañja Āba Prakāshana

PK2659 P29 S93 2022
ਸੁੱਚਾ ਗੁਲਾਬ / ਅਮਰਜੀਤ ਕੌਰ ਪੰਨੂੰ / ਅੰਮ੍ਰਿਤਸਰ : ਰਵੀ ਸਾਹਿਤ ਪ੍ਰਕਾਸ਼ਨ

PK2659 S3343 T36 2022
ਤੰਦ ਤੇ ਤਾਣੀ / ਲੇਖਕ, ਕਹਾਣੀਕਾਰ ਵਰਗਿਸ ਸਲਾਮਤ / ਲੁਧਿਆਣਾ : ਚੇਤਨਾ ਪ੍ਰਕਾਸ਼ਨ

PR9499.3 G644 B55155 2022
आंधारी / नमिता गोखले ; अनुवाद, प्रभात रंजन / नई दिल्ली : राजकमल पेपरबैक्स

QT260.5 Y7 B27 2021
योग एक प्रयोग : संपूर्ण स्वास्थ्य का आधार / लेखिका, सुनिता बापना / जयपुर : ग्रन्थ विकास

Exhibition: Leslie Cheung 張國榮 – Hong Kong Icon (1956-2003)

Date: February 15 to April 6, 2023
Hours: Asian Library open hours
Location: Asian Centre foyer & Asian Library ground and upper floors (1871 West Mall) (map)

Co-presented by UBC Asian Library and the Department of Asian Studies, Leslie Cheung 張國榮: Hong Kong Icon (1956-2003) commemorates the 20th anniversary of the passing of the legendary Hong Kong actor, singer, and performer, Leslie Cheung Kwok-wing. In addition to books and scholarly journals, the exhibition features a collection of original Asian-language film posters from some of Cheung’s most popular and critically acclaimed films. These include A Better Tomorrow (1986), Days of Being Wild (1990), Farewell My Concubine (1992), Ashes of Time (1994), and He’s a Woman, She’s a Man (1994). The display also highlights a selection of vinyl records and promotional posters from albums such as The Wind Blows On (1983), Leslie (Monica) (1984), Summer Romance (1987) and Final Encounter (1989), among many others.

Colloquially known as “Gor Gor” (“Big Brother” in Cantonese), Cheung’s career coincided with a “Golden Age” of television, music, and cinema in Hong Kong during the city’s colonial, transitional, and immediately postcolonial period in the 1980s and 1990s. In addition to his talent as a performer and a composer, Cheung is remembered for his contribution to local and regional debates about LGBTQ identities at a time when queerness was far from being fully accepted. The exhibition draws attention to key dimensions of Cheung’s life and career, as well as to lesser known aspects, such as his migration to and residence in Vancouver from 1990 to 1992.

The film posters and music memorabilia in this exhibition appear courtesy of loans from private collections in Hong Kong and the U.S., the latter collection associated with the University of Virginia. The exhibition is co-curated and organized by Dr. Su-Anne Yeo, Asian Studies, and Phoebe Chow, Asian Library and is supported by UBC’s Hong Kong Studies Initiative and the Department of Theatre and Film. The organizers would like to acknowledge the generous support of Dr. Lori Morimoto, Mr. Tony Chow, Ms. Annie Wu, Ms. Clarisa Tsun, and Mr. Tad Doyle.

New books at the Asian Library (January 2023)

BL2017.85 T45 N57 2021
Sri Guru Tegh Bahadur Sahib ji : di bani da bhav arthi kaav-steek / by Giani Kewal Singh ‘Nirdosh’ / Ludhiāṇā : Lahaura Bukka Shāpa

DS421 D37 2022
Bikhri sipiyan / by Dr. Sunil Deodhar / Dillī : Ākāśa Gaṅgā Pablikeśana

DS485 C545 S585 2022
Ab ke pahle ab ke baad / by Taran Prakash Sinha / Nayī Dillī : Vāṇī Prakāśana

PK2098.25 A885 L35 2022
Lal deewaron ka makan / by Jaishankar / Nayī Dillī : Vāṇī Prakāśana

PK2098.26 A464 D43 2022
ढलती साँझ का सूरज / मधु कांकरिया = Dhalti sanjh ka suraj / novel by Madhu Kankaria / Naī Dillī : Rājakamala Peparabaiksa

PK2098.39 I594 C36 2022
Chand gawah / novel by Urmila Shirish / Bhārata : Sāmayika Prakāśana

PK2099.14 A3718 B75 2022
Brīfakesa : laghukathā-saṅgraha / Netarāma Bhāratī /Naī Dillī : Ayana Prakāśana

PK2099.22 A974 M85 2022
मुझे सब याद है / जयराम सिंह गौर / गाजियाबाद : के. एल. पचौरी प्रकाशन

PK2099.36 R64 B34 2022
बहू मांगे इंसाफ़ / वेद प्रकाश शर्मा / गुड़गांव, हरियाणा, भारत : हिन्द पॉकेट बुक्स, पेंगुइन रैंडम हाउस इंप्रिंट

PK2651 M36 2022
Andrete da jogi / by Prem Mann / Patiala : Gracious Books

PK2659 D4464 K57 2022
Kisamata : kahāṇī saṅgrahi / Jassī Dhālīwāla / Ammritasara, Iṇḍīā : Bhā. Catara Siṅgha Jīwana Siṅgha

PK2659 G5233 N37 2021
Narco test : haas-viang / by Davinder Singh Gill / Caṇḍīgaṛha : Sapatarishī Pabalīkeshanaza

PK2659 K2395 L35 2022
Lal rang da naukar : stories / by Tarsem Singh Kajla (Advocate) / Dillī : Naishanala Buka Shāpa

PK2659 S41887 P57 2022
Peed di udeek / by Krishan Sharma / Mohali-Chandigarh, India : Unistar Books Pvt. Ltd.

PR6023 A7 S61166 2022
ਪੁੱਤਰ ਤੇ ਪ੍ਰੇਮੀ / ਮੂਲ ਲੇਖਕ ਡੀ. ਐੱਚ. ਲਾਰੰਸ ; ਪੰਜਾਬੀ ਅਨੁਵਾਦ ਪ੍ਰੋ. ਜਸਪਾਲ ਘਈ / ਸਮਾਣਾ : ਸੰਗਮ ਪਬਲੀਕੇਸ਼ਨਜ਼

BQ4570 A7 C47 2022
미술 사학자 와 읽는 삼국 유사 : 일연 스님 쓰고 주 수완 스토리텔링 하다 / 주 수완 지음 / 경기도 고양시 : 역사 산책

DS923.23 Y44 2022
대중 문화 이슈 로 답 하다 : 평론가 와 변호사 의 수다 / 이 현민, 김 민정 / 경기도 성남시 : 북 코리아

DS936 P3 P3435 2022
백두산 변경 사회 의 삶 과 인식 / 박 정민, 김 준영, 문 상명, 오 병한, 배 성준, 최 형식, 윤 휘탁. / [Seoul] : 역사로

GE149 C547 2022
기후 담판 : 기후 변화 대사 정 내권 의 대한 민국 탈탄소 미래 전략 / 정 내권 지음. / 서울시 : 메디치

HD9940 K63 S6877 2022
패션 마케팅: 동대문 스타일 과 그 전략 / 설 봉식 지음. / 경기도 파주시 : 이담 북스

HQ73.3 K6 Y6 2022
여기 는 무지개집 입니다 : 한 지붕 퀴어 대가족 / 가족 구성권 연구소 기획 엮음 ; 공동 편저자 김 현경, 나 영정, 정 현희 ; 공동 저자 김 순남 / 경기도 파주시 : 오월 의 봄

JC599 K6 K55 2022
군, 인권 열외 : 지켜야 하지만 지켜지지 못한 사람, 군인 / 김 형남 지음 / 서울시 : 휴머니스트

ND1063 C427 2022
그 사람 을 가졌는가 : 오늘, 옛 그림 속 의 성현들 에게 지혜 를 청 하다 / 조 정육 지음. / 경기도 파주시 : 아트 북스

NK1484 .6 A1 Y545 2022
우리 에게도 예쁜 것들 이 있다 : 볼수록 매혹적인 우리 유물 / 이 소영 지음. / 서울시 : 낮은 산

PL945 K6 H634 2022
언어 의 교차로 : 북한어 바라보기 / 허 철구 저. / 서울시 : 박문사

PL967.6 P325 2022
한국 근대 소설 미학 과 ‘記者-作家’ / 박 정희 지음. / 서울시 : 역락

PL981.7 K87 2022
2022 올해 의 문제 소설 / 한국 현대 소설 학회 엮음 / 경기도 파주시 : 푸른 사상사

PL992.9 O2 Z55 2022
이 어령 하다 : 이 어령 선생 과의 마지막 대화 / 김 아타 사진 글. / 경기도 성남시 : 맥스 media

PN6519 K6 K564 2022
속담 과 물명 의 세계 / 김 형태, 장 기영, 최 석열 공저. / 서울시 : 학자원

WC506.7 K588 2022
끝 없는 끝 을 향한 전쟁 : 코로나19 현장 의 기록 / JTBC 코로나19 취재팀 지음. / 서울 : 정한 책방

BF637 H4 R58 2021
「利他」とは何か / 伊藤亜紗編 ; 中島岳志, 若松英輔, 国分功一郎, 磯崎憲一郎. / 東京 : 集英社

BQ8721 F8 G36 2022
真宗と現代葬儀 : 「葬儀」と「死」のゆくえ / 蒲池勢至. / 京都市 : 法蔵館

CS3000 O93 2021
氏名の誕生 : 江戶時代の名前はなぜ消えたのか / 尾脇秀和 / 東京都台東区 : 株式会社筑摩書房

D767.2 S259 2021
戦時下の日常と子どもたち / 佐々木賢. / 東京都千代田区 : 青土社

DS33.4 J3 N66 2021
東京裁判の思想課題 : アジアへのまなざし / 野村幸一郎 / 東京 : 新典社

G155 J3 A53 2021
江戶の旅行の裏事情 : 大名・将軍・庶民それぞれのお楽しみ / 安藤優一郎 / 東京 : 朝日新聞出版

HV6453 J3 I84 2021
ヤクザ・チルドレン / 石井光太. / 東京都千代田区 : 株式会社大洋図書

JZ5584 J3 S355 2021
戦後日本の宗教者平和運動 / 大谷栄一編. / 京都市 : ナカニシヤ出版

N7359 S84 A4 2021
〈もの〉の存在と〈場〉>の永遠 / 菅木志雄 / 東京 : HeHe

PL741.2 S55 2021
王朝日記の魅力 / 島内景二 / 東京 : 花鳥社

PL792 S4 Z825 2021
<芸道>の生成 : 世阿弥と利休 / 大橋良介 / 東京都文京区 : 株式会社講談社

PL812 A8 Z6868 2021
哲学する漱石 : 天と私のあわいを生きる / 長谷川徹 / 東京 : 春秋社

PN1995.9 D6 C443 2021
地域発ドキュメンタリーが社会を変える : 作り手と映像祭の挑戦 / 市村元, 音好宏, 「地方の時代」映像祭実行委員会編 / 京都市 : ナカニシヤ出版

PN6790 J33 F85 2021
ルックバック / 藤本タツキ / 東京 : 集英社

QH530 K63 2021
生物はなぜ死ぬのか / 小林武彦著 / 東京 : 講談社

RBSC satellite reading room open

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Due to ongoing upgrades, the Rare Books and Special Collections and University Archives Reading Room has temporarily relocated down the hall to Irving K. Barber Learning Centre room 142.

 

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