A Hostess of the Floating World by Susan Karen Burton

Susan Karen Burton (A Hostess of the Floating World) lived and worked in Japan for 14 years before completing doctorates in history and in creative-critical writing. Her work has appeared in Times Higher Education, The Telegraph, The Manchester Review, Words and Women and Going Down Swinging. She is the co-author of two books in Japanese and, in 2018, a work in progress, Gaijin: Modern Japan Through Western Eyes, was shortlisted for the Tony Lothian Prize.

Susan's work appears in Issue 1 of Hinterland. Click here to buy a copy.