Status Updates From البحار الذي لفظه البحر

On to part 2. Wasn't necessarily ready for chapter 6 being about the murder of a kitten but we move. Very interesting book so far, even if I don't agree with what appears to be its central philosophy, but I'm still unsure whether this is Mishima's own thoughts shining through or whether he'll critique it. Will report back once I'm done.

I’m scared lol

Why are we hiring a detective now lol classics are always such Turkish telenovelas

obsessed with the writing in this

So immersive so far, I can feel the character's thoughts yes, but also there's a scene of time and place. Lines where Mishima describes a specific scene, yet it never goes out of its way to "expose" itself or to overexplain. I can see the images vividly in my head, yet its abstracted enough (detailed, but not so much) so my brain interprets its as something more surreal, and it explodes in a world of wonder.

Yo creo que si Noburo tuviera una compañera de clase a la que sus padres dejasen hacerse las californianas a los 13 años el chaval sería perfectamente normal

Ursula’s translations are stunning, reminder to always read Japanese literature in German

Where are we going with this ahah I’m concerned cause I know my Japanese classics 😅