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all appearances, it’s dedicated to Inari, the god of rice and harvests, but the truth is that it’s always been dedicated to a great samurai from the Amago clan, who was killed by the villagers centuries ago. The armour was his. It’s said to be a sort of relic.” As the reader knows, the samurai’s armour was now clothing the wax corpse at the Monkey’
... See moreSeishi Yokomizo • The Village of Eight Graves
the aesthetics of deep responsiveness to the world typified in literary writing.
Chomei • Essays in Idleness: and Hojoki (Penguin Classics)
something quick and black, a gap, more like an absence.
Ruth Ozeki • A Tale for the Time Being: A Novel (ALA Notable Books for Adults)
extreme paucity of expression.
Haruki Murakami • 1Q84: Books 1 and 2
Tokyo to visit Rokuyosha, a…
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