Plainsong | 
pickA short, poignant read on the beauty of banality. Plainsong is one of those books where nothing happens. A Japanese man in his late twenties takes in some old and new acquaintances into his apartment and for the most part they all live in idle tranquility. Hosaka's prose is casual and dreamy in a way unlike any other Japanese author I've read. Terrific and breezy.
Faibka Sounds like something I would like to read and I‘ve never heard of this author before. I spy a lot of Murakami‘s in your picture :) I love his work! (edited) 7y
Faibka And Mishima! Cool collection 7y
matthieumcintosh @Faibka Murakami's the author who got me into J-Lit (pretty much my favorite). Even having read some blurb on Plainsong I was still surprised by what I got! Totally recommend it and really anything else Dalkey Archive puts out. 7y
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Faibka @matthieumcintosh great, I‘ll definitely check it out! I see you‘re also reading Ulysses 😃 7y
matthieumcintosh @Faibka Yep, for a class about geography in the Modernist novel. I'm enjoying it alot, not really trying to wring it out. Definitely the most I've ever actively enjoyed language in a novel. Every page just has a, "Wow, that's different!" moment 7y
Faibka @matthieumcintosh yes it does! I love all the clever ways he stretches the possibilities of language and narrative composition and structure, such a great book! Glad you‘re enjoying it, I‘m three chapters away from finishing it and feel both happy and sad. But I know I will definitely reread it. 7y
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