Translation of Love (Kutsukake)

Author Bio
• Birth—ca. 1951-52
• Where—Toronto, Ontario, Canada
• Education—M.A., University of Toronto
• Currently—lives in Toronto, Ontario


Lynne Kutsukake, a third-generation Japanese-Canadian, was born in Toronto, Ontario. She earned a master's degree in East Asian Studies from the University of Toronto and studied Japanese literature in Japan, eventually becoming a librarian in Toronto.

Her short fiction has appeared in Grain, Prairie Fire, Dalhousie Review, Windsor Review, and Ricepaper. She wrote the short story, "Mating," a finalist for the 2010 Journey Prize, while taking a writing class at the University of Toronto. The Translation of Love, her first novel, appeared in 2016. The author lives in Toronto. (Adapted from the publisher.)