Description
A Japanese traveler moves through the quiet countryside of Normandy with a companion, only to find that conversation—about war, literature, and the stories we tell ourselves—slowly turns into something more intimate and unsettling. Across three dream-like, fable-tinged tales, half-forgotten memories and the weight of the past surface, overlapping with the act of writing until peace becomes fragile. Blending the reflective spirit of French literary tradition with contemporary Japanese sensibility, these stories explore loss, memory, and the longing to belong in a world shaped by conflict. With its lyrical, prize-winning imagination, the book invites readers to consider how literature can both preserve and disturb what we thought we had left behind.
Available Editions
paperback
Pushkin Press
Published Jul 3, 2018
129 pages
ISBN: 9781782274384
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Details
First Published
2018
Language
jpn
Translation
From: jpn
Content Warnings
Content and trigger warnings for The Bear and the Paving Stone by Toshiyuki Horie.