About us
H2H Publishers was started in 2004 by Hans Brinckmann to publish his own and others’ works of fiction, poetry and non-fiction in English, Dutch and Japanese. His associate is Hiromi Mizoguchi, mainly for Japan-related publications.
Our criteria are as subjective as our interests are eclectic. Limited resources compel us to be very selective in what we take on.
No manuscripts should be submitted without contacting us first.
Publications
'Noon Elusive and other stories'' (H2H © 2006 -- IBSN 1-4120-5555-5) is a collection of 7 short stories. An American architect in Paris, a Balkan parachutist, a Dutch diplomat in Japan, a New York heart surgeon, an English undertaker -- the characters are as colourful as they are diverse. What they have in common is that they are all in the throes of personal crisis -- mild and manageable, or severe and harrowing. Consciously or not, they are all in search of the high noon of life.
For further information about the book and how to order it click here. For reviews, click here.
'Overcoming Nostalgia: Japan's reluctant embrace of the 21st century'. A concise assessment of Japan's strengths and vulnerabilities as it emerges from the certainties of the Showa era (ended 1989) to confront the harsher realities of the new century. Please note: this book will now be published in 2008 by Tuttle Publishing, Vermont, with the tentative title: SHOWA JAPAN: the troubled legacy of Japan's post-war Golden Age.' Illustrated with both Showa era and contemporary photographs.
Further plans include a novel, more poetry, and translations of Japanese fiction, by various authors. Details of all titles will be posted on this site as and when they become available.
Global Oriental Ltd., the UK publisher specializing in books on Asia, in 2005 published The Magatama Doodle, Hans Brinckmann’s account of his 24 years of living and working in Japan. It is part personal memoir, part professional flashback, part commentary on Japanese society and culture of the period 1950-1974. The publisher: ‘Rich in anecdotal material, often highly amusing, the book also delves beneath the personal in search of the bigger picture.’
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The book was launched in Tokyo on February 15, 2005 at the Foreign Correspondents Club of Japan before an international audience. For the full text of the author's remarks on that occasion please click here.
Hiromi Mizoguchi’s Japanese translation of The Magatama Doodle has been published in Tokyo by Shinpusha.
Click here for further details for both editions.
Contact
E-mail: @h2hpublishers.com