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[DeepL Translation - needs review] This collection contains six stories, including "The Dead Man's Delicacy," a lyric with a refractive quality entrusted to a group of corpses floating and sinking in a tank in a morgue; "Other People's Feet," a lament for boys with spinal caries confined in the thick walls of a sanatorium; "Raising," a cruel tragedy between black soldiers and children in a cold village; and "Human Sheep," filled with disgust and contempt toward bystanders. This is a brillian...
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Page Count:
320
ISBN:
4101126011
ISBN13:
9784101126012
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(5/5)3 ratings2 reviews
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dorodsays
April 2, 2025
There was not a single story in this book that I didn't enjoy immensely. After finishing each short story, I had to take a break to really digest what I had read. The text itself is not prohibitively difficult, but Oe has a unique writing style and the way he structures his sentences can take some getting used to. While some of the stories are as short as 30 pages, the developments in plot and vividness of the imagery makes for an extremely rich experience. To think he could write these in his e
bungakushoujorated
February 16, 2025
面白いです。
ただ若干性的 • 差別的な描写があったりするので、苦手な方はご注意を。 外国人の登場人物も少なくはなく、外国人として読むといやな気持ちになる人もいるんじゃないかと思います。個人的には面白いと感じたんですけど。
時間的にはほぼ7時間かかりました。
日本語で読むの相当慣れている方におすすめです。