241019: this is very like ‘walking man’ by taniguchi https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/684533.The_Walking_Man but set in shogunate edo. not much plot, just images. wandering, experiencing, the simple life. each chapter focuses on single elements, not dramatically or more than gently symbolic. this is possibly how to view edo romantically and culturally as essence of japan, in beautiful line drawings, clear composition, still images, minimal dialogue. this is not japan currently known but as nostalgically rendered...
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See All140718: this is read 3 times. this is the book that made his name. it has been translated but i do not know how: a lot of the pleasure is in the voice, the unique version of Nigerian english used, per
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if you like this review, i now have website: www.michaelkamakana.com 220611: this is probably the most academically accurate of the translations I have read of this book, but still prefer commentary o
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220315: 6th review. just cannot help rereading this, though not much new to add, except maybe it is more convincing that life in japanese-controlled territory is good overall, again an easy, flowing r
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