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ウエハースの椅子 [Uehāsu No Isu]
205 pages, Paperback Bunko
First published January 1, 2001
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Kaori Ekuni
120 books166 followersIs a Japanese author, dubbed the 'female Murakami'. She is the daughter of the Haiku poet and essayist Shigeru Ekuni.
See 江國 香織.
See 江國 香織.
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December 27, 2018
I had no idea what I was in for... The titles translates as 'chair of wafers'.
It's a bittersweet story about love, family and depression. I had always associated the word 絶望 with despair and most online dictionaries suggest that as the top word. Here, it's used a lot and I've come to realize that it's depression. Our protagonist suffers from depression: it comes and go, sometimes unexpectedly (e.g. immediately following moments of happiness). It's definitely not a heavy read though, it's just after a while that you notice symptoms of depression. Or maybe I'm not a very keen reader ;P
I read Twinkle Twinkle in English a while ago and I wrote about it that the slice-of-life writing style was refreshing and modern and that I wasn't sure whether it was thanks to the author or thanks to the translator. This one settles it. She writes in a modern voice that I've haven't heard or seen yet in Japanese media (admittedly, it's not like I'm an expert...)
It's a bittersweet story about love, family and depression. I had always associated the word 絶望 with despair and most online dictionaries suggest that as the top word. Here, it's used a lot and I've come to realize that it's depression. Our protagonist suffers from depression: it comes and go, sometimes unexpectedly (e.g. immediately following moments of happiness). It's definitely not a heavy read though, it's just after a while that you notice symptoms of depression. Or maybe I'm not a very keen reader ;P
I read Twinkle Twinkle in English a while ago and I wrote about it that the slice-of-life writing style was refreshing and modern and that I wasn't sure whether it was thanks to the author or thanks to the translator. This one settles it. She writes in a modern voice that I've haven't heard or seen yet in Japanese media (admittedly, it's not like I'm an expert...)
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