The CodeX Cantina

Welcome to the CodeX Cantina where our mission is to get more people talking about books! Was there a theme or meaning you wanted us to talk about further? Let us know in the comments below! Today we talk about "Planting" by Matsuda Aoko from the Penguin Book of Japanese Short Stories. Penguin Book of Japanese Short Stories Playlist: ✨Do you have a Short Story or Novel you'd think w...

Welcome to the CodeX Cantina where our mission is to get more people talking about books! Was there a theme or meaning you wanted us to talk about further? Let us know in the comments below! Today we cover a wonder Women in Translation option: "Idol, Burning" by Rin Usami which was translated from the Japanese by Asa Yoneda. We won't be heavy on the plot summary or analysis today tho...

Welcome to the CodeX Cantina where our mission is to get more people talking about books! Was there a theme or meaning you wanted us to talk about further? Let us know in the comments below! There's a saying in Japanese 空気を読む which translated to 'reading the room'. It's a skill that is thrown out the window when someone can read your mind. What does it mean to have the ability...

Welcome to the CodeX Cantina where our mission is to get more people talking about books! Was there a theme or meaning you wanted us to talk about further? Let us know in the comments below! We were talking about trying to create a video for getting to know us and our channel a bit more. We thought about kind of making this bookish-themed since that's what we talk about on this channel! I hope...

Welcome to the CodeX Cantina where our mission is to get more people talking about books! Was there a theme or meaning you wanted us to talk about further? Let us know in the comments below! Let's talk about "Shame" by Mieko Kawakami today. Translated by Louise Heal Kawai & Hitomi Yoshio, Mieko Kawakami Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Fi94coiz0Q&list=PLHg_kbfrA7YAZ...

Welcome to the CodeX Cantina where our mission is to get more people talking about books! Was there a theme or meaning you wanted us to talk about further? Let us know in the comments below! ✨Do you have a Short Story or Novel you'd think we'd like or would want to see us cover? Join our Patreon to pick our reads. 📖 Join our PATREON!: https://www.patreon.com/thecodexcantina ☕️ Buy Us a...

Welcome to the CodeX Cantina where our mission is to get more people talking about books! Was there a theme or meaning you wanted us to talk about further? Let us know in the comments below! Today we cover Ursula K. Le Guin's "The Poacher." Ursula K Le Guin Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DL9M40nEiRU&list=PLHg_kbfrA7YCpV9a3ea5iy-RrXoym3vgM ✨Do you have a Short Story or...

Welcome to the CodeX Cantina where our mission is to get more people talking about books! Was there a theme or meaning you wanted us to talk about further? Let us know in the comments below! Today we cover "Hush" by Mary Anne Mohanraj. A very ambitious piece that covers many important topics. Is it a great overture to a book? Mary Anne Mohanraj Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j...

Welcome to the CodeX Cantina where our mission is to get more people talking about books! Was there a theme or meaning you wanted us to talk about further? Let us know in the comments below! Another mindblower! Jorge Luis Borges delivers a wonderful thought experiment in design and randomness, in power and control. Let's talk about totalitarianism, religion, and corporate greed today with &quo...

Welcome to the CodeX Cantina where our mission is to get more people talking about books! Was there a theme or meaning you wanted us to talk about further? Let us know in the comments below! Let's talk about "The Open Boat" by Stephen Crane. Stephen Crane Playlist: https://studio.youtube.com/playlist/PLHg_kbfrA7YAJAKBOiT5n357Y-NyPmz4R/videos ✨Do you have a Short Story or Novel you&#...

Welcome to the CodeX Cantina where our mission is to get more people talking about books! Was there a theme or meaning you wanted us to talk about further? Let us know in the comments below! Today we talk about James Joyce's Dubliners. We spent the last three years going through these stories. Revelations were made. Mistakes were made. That's the journey we take with this masterpiece. We h...

Welcome to the CodeX Cantina where our mission is to get more people talking about books! Was there a theme or meaning you wanted us to talk about further? Let us know in the comments below! Today we talk about young Elise as she is given "The Opportunity". Do you think John Cheever is the Chekhov of the Suburbs? John Cheever Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TjbKalXQhI8&list...

Welcome to the CodeX Cantina where our mission is to get more people talking about books! Was there a theme or meaning you wanted us to talk about further? Let us know in the comments below! Another mind-bender from Jorge Luis Borges! Some consider "Funes The Memorious" (Also Funes, His Memories) his magnum opus. We're talking about nominalism, particulars, universals, knowledge, and...

Welcome to the CodeX Cantina where our mission is to get more people talking about books! Was there a theme or meaning you wanted us to talk about further? Let us know in the comments below! Let's talk about Samuel Taylor Coleridge's unfinished poem Kubla Khan. Samuel Taylor Coleridge Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=71ugwuts2sA&list=PLHg_kbfrA7YDnAKZRvfAA9sGHGFm91m8u ✨Do you...

Welcome to the CodeX Cantina where our mission is to get more people talking about books! Was there a theme or meaning you wanted us to talk about further? Let us know in the comments below! ✨Do you have a Short Story or Novel you'd think we'd like or would want to see us cover? Join our Patreon to pick our reads. 📖 Join our PATREON!: https://www.patreon.com/thecodexcantina ☕️ Buy Us a...

Welcome to the CodeX Cantina where our mission is to get more people talking about books! Was there a theme or meaning you wanted us to talk about further? Let us know in the comments below! Today we discuss "Insects" by Nagasaki writer Seirai Yuichi. Dealing with the faith and the nuclear bomb. The Penguin Book of Japanese Short Stories Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CqPmLads...

Welcome to the CodeX Cantina where our mission is to get more people talking about books! Was there a theme or meaning you wanted us to talk about further? Let us know in the comments below! Today we talk about the short story "Dreams of Love, Etc" by Mieko Kawakami. We only have to wait 3 years for Picador to release it in an English collection :D Translated from Japanese by Hitomi Yosh...

Welcome to the CodeX Cantina where our mission is to get more people talking about books! Was there a theme or meaning you wanted us to talk about further? Let us know in the comments below! Kawabata, Yasunari. "The Silver Fifity-Sen Pieces." Palm of the Hand Stories. Trans. Lane Dunlop & J. Martin Holman. Rutland, VT: Charles E. Tuttle Company, 1988. Yasunari Kawabata Playlist: http...

Welcome to the CodeX Cantina where our mission is to get more people talking about books! Was there a theme or meaning you wanted us to talk about further? Let us know in the comments below! Ryunosuke Akutagawa does it again with "Kesa and Morito." A 1918 retelling of the classic "The Rise and Fall of the Genji and Heike." Ryunosuke Akutagawa Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/w...

Welcome to the CodeX Cantina where our mission is to get more people talking about books! Was there a theme or meaning you wanted us to talk about further? Let us know in the comments below! We enter the Public Life section of Dubliners as we talk about James Joyce's favorite story "Ivy Day in the Committee Room." Dubliners Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GTgYJiNAeg0&li...

Welcome to the CodeX Cantina where our mission is to get more people talking about books! Was there a theme or meaning you wanted us to talk about further? Let us know in the comments below! Akutagawa is back with his famous and autobiographical to an extent "Spinning Gears" which is also translated to "Cogwheels". Our story comes from the collection "Mandarins" and w...

Welcome to the CodeX Cantina where our mission is to get more people talking about books! Was there a theme or meaning you wanted us to talk about further? Let us know in the comments below! Today we cover Two English Poems written by Jorge Luis Borges. Two poems that he had originally written in English.  Jorge Luis Borges Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TXoDmYk4d3U&list=PLHg_k...

Welcome to the CodeX Cantina where our mission is to get more people talking about books! Was there a theme or meaning you wanted us to talk about further? Let us know in the comments below! The long-awaited prequel of sorts. Yes, we know it came out first. Let's talk about the 1935 "The Flowers of Buffoonery" novel by acclaimed Japanese writer Osamu Dazai. A haunting look at youth,...

Welcome to the CodeX Cantina where our mission is to get more people talking about books! Was there a theme or meaning you wanted us to talk about further? Let us know in the comments below! Let's talk "The Era" from the smash hit collection "Friday Black" by Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah today! Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenya Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xbRSPW0hi04&list=PLHg_kbfrA7YAfzhLzJgK...

Welcome to the CodeX Cantina where our mission is to get more people talking about books! Was there a theme or meaning you wanted us to talk about further? Let us know in the comments below! Let's talk about the famous "The Open Window" by Saki (AKA H. H. Munro). Saki (H. H. Munro) Playlist: ✨Do you have a Short Story or Novel you'd think we'd like or would want to see us co...