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Paul11 (Offline)
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07-22-2008, 04:07 AM

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Originally Posted by MMM View Post
Abe Kobo is one of my favorites. He writes from a completely different reality. I also like Ryu Murakami (Coin Locker Babies, Piercing) who is very dark and also Haruki Murakami (unrelated) whose books remind more than a little of Abe Kobo.
I more recently read "The broken map" or "missing Map" something like that about the private detective. Hard to follow. He's great at showing human relationships. Are the Murakami's more recent?

I also read "I am a Cat." But all the meaning and word play are missing when translated, so it seemed a waste of time unless read in Japanese.
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