Orokamono「愚か者」、by Kurumatani Chōkitsu 車谷長吉

[ramsk]

When a friend of mine recommended the works of this writer to me, I understood from the description that it must be something pretty special, but I wasn’t expecting this

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[jimjamjenny]

The stories sound really interesting! Reading the descriptions of them made me giggle a bit!

[ramsk]

:) That's right! I forgot to mention that they are also very funny. I laughed a lot while reading them.

[puddleofglass]

So glad you posted this! I am too slow of a reader to attack a novel successfully, so I've been reading Hoshi Shin'ichi's short-shorts. And this seems like a beautiful complement. =) I just wonder when I'll get a chance to buy it without spending a fortune in shipping...

And from the synopses you posted, it almost sounds like Kuramatani just wrote down his dreams - at least, that's the way mine unfold. ;) "Whoops, guess I better head over and start teaching philosophy..."

[ramsk]

Oh, yes, dreams may indeed be the key to understanding these stories :)