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[DeepL Translation - needs review] A duckling came to our house. We were asked by an acquaintance to keep her, and her name is "Noritama. I, a daughter, stay in my room on the second floor to study for a certification exam. After the duckling arrived, children from the neighborhood began to visit us frequently. The parents are delighted and not only let the children play with Noritama, but also let them do their homework in the guest room and serve them sweets. Two weeks later, Noritama retu...
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Page Count:
176
ISBN:
4041074436
ISBN13:
9784041074435
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omk3says
February 23, 2024
This is the second book of this author I read, and it definitely won't be my last. Her writing is seductively simple, her descriptions plain and to the point. And yet, there's something lurking behind these simple words, always there but never quite revealed. You get little glimpses of it here and there as you read, and you wonder if maybe you misunderstood the text, but the text itself is impossible to misunderstand. I still think about むらさきのスカートの女, and I suspect I will also still think about t
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A parable on society centred around keeping a pet duck
Three short stories, which in order of enjoyment, I would put あひる、森の兄妹、おばあちゃんの家.
Each have very simple, childlike descriptions, but infused in them is a sense of unease.
What really impressed me was Imamura's creativeness, especially モリオ, who sweats so much while reading his favourite manga that it's drenched through.
I would really recommend for a first book for a Japanese learner.