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Would also recommend Colorless Tsukuru and his years of Pilgrimage. It's on the shorter side and was even referenced in the popular TV show The Bear.

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There’s another Murakami who is also good n feels like a darker version of Haruki n that’s Ryu Murakami- his short novel Audition is gripping

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.. fascinating read & presentation .. I really give a fucknot re the dude’s writing yet admire greatly the plasticfantastic physical evidence .. Daffy Duck in a Cathedral.. well amen ! now we talkin !

More interesting is your Tale of It & page structure presentation / layout.. how you slice & dice the guy’s writings like slips of paper inside ‘virtual fortune cookie’ - the cropped screengrabs & underlining (mapping ?) within your experiences & descriptions perspectives.. (glee ! ?)

This joint ? I just dunno.. my thoughts churn while plodding or clawing through so much well intended stuff mainly - for any clues or sightings re next oasis .. & reflecting ones I’ve found..

Did you read or know about the San Quentin Project ? It’s a great oasis I found here.. re ‘mapping of photos’ - having worked in Maximum Security I had instant affinity.. as a documentary shooter.. so that’s an example - where I immediately ‘reflected’ the endeavour.. bingo bango.. same re the woman who keeps bees in Orkney - I’m gifted at finding Exemplars .. tell me about your previous work .. you were a machinist.. do I recall ? 🏴‍☠️🦎🇨🇦

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Dec 27, 2023Liked by Sincere American Writing

His short stories are a delight

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Dec 27, 2023Liked by Sincere American Writing

Well this has me ordering some Murakami books. Compelling piece. So glad I read it.

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Dec 27, 2023Liked by Sincere American Writing

Read all of Murakami up to Killing Commendatore, and have most in 1st editions (in translation, of course). I think my favorite is still Kafka on the Shore!

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Dec 26, 2023Liked by Sincere American Writing

I missed the word fan haha

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Dec 26, 2023Liked by Sincere American Writing

Big Murakami here from a writer in Singapore - love his short stories n his incredible masterpiece iq84

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When I was in undergrad, I had an English professor did not understand why the session with Murakami. Best way I can express it is watching someone who does not quite understand what he is looking at but is fascinated at the same time. It's like reading a story where the narrator is a participant in two other people talking about something that they don't quite understand. And the hilarity that ensues.

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Dec 26, 2023Liked by Sincere American Writing

Love Murakami- his books take you for a ride. I just finished “Hard Boiled Wonderland and The End of The World”. Would highly recommend

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