Fabio Caipirinha
Essays on what survives the crossing.
境界を越えて、なお残るもの。
On literature, philosophy, and life between cultures.
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When Language Thins, Feeling Thins With It
Mono no aware, saudade, komorebi: some feelings live fully in only one language. Read from between languages, Orwell’s Newspeak becomes a warning about feeling as well as thought.
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Kenkō and the Unfinished Moon
Kenkō contradicts himself on solitude, passion and restraint, and prefers the moon half-hidden in cloud. Why that inconsistency is a method, and what it teaches about judging well before the facts are complete.
Utagawa Hiroshige, The Moon Seen through Leaves (Hagoshi no tsuki), c. 1832. Public domain, Wikimedia Commons.
The Work Behind the Work
When a literary prize asked its winners for their drafts, the finished story stopped being proof of authorship. For a writer moving between Japanese and English, the proof lies beneath the style.
Vermeer, The Art of Painting · public domainImage credits and licences
Featured: Senate House, University of London — CC BY-SA 4.0. Supporting essays: Tsukioka Yoshitoshi, Kasuga Moon, from One Hundred Aspects of the Moon (1885–92) — public domain; Johannes Vermeer, The Art of Painting (c. 1666–68) — public domain. Supporting images are displayed with a 4:3 crop.
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Crossings
Language, culture, identity, belonging.
Human Life
Literature, philosophy, memory, meaning.
Judgment
Leadership, organizations, decisions, AI.
Craft
Writing and making: method, process, authorship.
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My current work explores why stories endure and what it means to lead with responsibility.
About
Born in Brazil, I have lived in several countries and studied conservation and museum studies in Britain. After years in international business, I research and teach leadership in Tokyo, and write.