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Rebecca Copeland

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Rebecca Copeland is a writer of fiction and literary criticism and a translator of Japanese literature. Her stories travel between Japan and the American South and touch on questions of identity, belonging, and self-discovery. The Kimono Tattoo, her debut work, takes readers on a journey into Kyoto’s intricate world of kimono design, and into a mystery that interweaves family dynamics, loss, and reconciliation.

Her academic writings have focused almost exclusively on modern Japanese women writers, their battles against conservative literary expectations, and their wonderful, at times subversive creativity. She has translated the works of writer Uno Chiyo and novelist Kirino Natsuo. Her translation of Kirino’s The Goddess Chronicle won the PE ...more

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Traveling on a Pathway of Dreams: Thinking of Beth from Kyoto

“I’m doing the best I can,” Beth texts me.

It’s 5:23 in the morning my time.

I’m in Kyoto.

Beth’s in an intensive care unit in Winston Salem, North Carolina.

It’s her third admittance since she began her cancer journey in early 2025.

I know she hates being in the hospital, but I smile at her text just the same.

It’s what our mother always said.

Whenever we called on Mother at her senior living apartment,

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Average rating: 3.74 · 15,525 ratings · 1,877 reviews · 17 distinct works • Similar authors

	Grotesque by Natsuo Kirino, Rebecca Copeland (Goodreads Author) (Translator) 3.74 avg rating — 14,384 ratings — published 2003 — 59 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Goddess Chronicle by Natsuo Kirino, Rebecca Copeland (Goodreads Author) (Translation) 3.73 avg rating — 3,682 ratings — published 2008 — 26 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Story of a Single Woman by Uno Chiyo, Rebecca Copeland (Goodreads Author) (Translator) 3.33 avg rating — 437 ratings — published 1972 — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Kimono Tattoo 3.91 avg rating — 221 ratings — published 2021 — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Yamamba: In Search of the Japanese Mountain Witch by Rebecca Copeland (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Linda C. Ehrlich (Editor) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 30 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Text and the City: Essays on Japanese Modernity by Ai Maeda, Seiji M. Lippit (Contributor), Henry D. Smith II (Contributor) 4.35 avg rating — 26 ratings — published 1982 — 11 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Handbook of Modern and Contemporary Japanese Women Writers (Handbooks on Japanese Studies) by Rebecca Copeland (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Tokyo MHM Limited (Contributor) 4.50 avg rating — 2 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Converging NGN Wireline and Mobile 3G Networks with IMS: Converging NGN and 3G Mobile 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Converging NGN Wireline and Mobile 3G Networks with IMS: Converging NGN and 3G Mobile by Rebecca Copeland (2008-12-22) by Rebecca Copeland (Goodreads Author), Unknown Author 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Handbook of Modern and Contemporary Japanese Women Writers (Handbooks on Japanese Studies) 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Rebecca Copeland rated a book it was amazing Occult Hunting and Supernatural Play in Japan by Laura Miller	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
Occult Hunting is a fascinating, truly interdisciplinary work that interweaves rich understanding of Japanese history, religion, the arts, anthropology, media studies, gender studies and more. The work challenges us to reconsider our tacit reaction t ...more
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Rebecca Copeland rated a book it was amazing Tangled Spirits (Tangled Spirits #1) by Kate Shanahan (Goodreads Author)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
I've always been a big fan of Sei Shonagon, author of the 10th-century Pillow Book. She is often sidelined (unfairly, I think) by all the attention paid to her contemporary, Murasaki Shikibu, and her voluminous The Tale of Genji. Kate Shanahan turns ...more
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Rebecca Copeland and 1 other person liked Kindlelover 1220's review of Tangled Spirits (Tangled Spirits #1): "A fantasy story mixed with historical fiction makes for a great page turner. A time traveler trying to navigate in different time periods. The story holds the reader’s attention until the end. Wonderful and unique storytelling. I received an advance r" Read more of this review »
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Rebecca Copeland and 1 other person liked Carol Stefanik's review of Tangled Spirits (Tangled Spirits #1): "I really enjoyed this book. I love the time frame it is based in, I enjoyed the growth of the characters and I appreciated the struggle to make the story as true and honest to the history as possible while making the book readable for those of us who" Read more of this review »
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Rebecca Copeland and 1 other person liked Lisa Traugott's review of Tangled Spirits (Tangled Spirits #1): "I never read Japanese historical fiction before (I usually stick to American or Celtic fiction), so I wasn't sure what to expect. Kate Shanahan delivered in the best way possible. I found myself literally laughing out loud as I listened to the modern" Read more of this review »
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Rebecca Copeland rated a book really liked it Villain by Shūichi Yoshida	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
Ishibashi Yoshino, a graduate of a junior college and now an insurance saleswoman in Fukuoka City, spends time searching for love on online dating sites. "Love" is hardly what she finds. In fact, her demand for money after each of her hook ups bring ...more
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Rebecca Copeland rated a book it was amazing The Searcher (Cal Hooper, #1) by Tana French (Goodreads Author)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
A slow-burn mystery. It took a few chapters before I was drawn into this novel. In the beginning it read like a character's search for self. And though that thread of the novel continued throughout, soon the main character, Cal Hooper, a twenty-five ...more
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Rebecca Copeland rated a book liked it The Inugami Clan (Detective Kosuke Kindaichi #6) by Seishi Yokomizo	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
A fun and lively read! The Inugami Clan carried readers into the chilly mountains of Nasu, northeast of Tokyo. It was delightful to be away from the city and tucked in among quiet ryokan lodgings and lovely estates. But don't let the pristine beauty ...more
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