Synopsis

Gregory Khezrnejat is an American author and associate professor at a Japanese university. In 2021, he received the second annual Kyoto Literature Award for his novel *Kamogawa Runner*, a work deeply rooted in his initial experiences in Japan. During a conversation with Peter Barakan for Japanophiles, Khezrnejat discusses the complexities of conveying thought in a language other than one's native tongue. He shares passages from the novel and reflects on his career as an associate professor of li