Wednesday 24 June 2009

The Strangeness of Beauty

by Lydia Minatoya
It has been said that at any given moment, sixty percent of Japanese are involved in writing a novel. And all of them autobiographical.

This is how the novel begins. I have found this book in Oxfam (of course). Neither the name of the author nor the title were familiar, but the drawing on the dust jacket and rough-cut edge got my attention. Inside, there was a beautiful origami gift tag, probably used as a bookmark by the previous owner. As soon as I read a few lines, I knew I have to take it home.

It did not disappoint.

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