Fresh Solutions itibaren Phu Luang, Laos

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Born in 1935, Takashi Atoda became one of the most important Japanese writers of his generation. He published over forty short story collections and garnered several literary prizes. And yet his name is little known outside of Japan. Perhaps one reason why Atoda has not gained an international following is that his writings are very Japanese. The eleven short stories that comprise this collection are intensely lyrical, balancing realistic details with subtle symbolism. They demonstrate a staggering sensitivity towards nature and human relationships; and in the realm of emotions the author prefers to understate rather than describe. I have given the book five stars not because I liked all of the stories (I didn’t) but because the stories have continued to haunt me over the years. That I cannot shake them off confirms what I suspected all along: Takashi Atoda is a master of the short story. Takashi Atoda’s stories are imbued with a nostalgia that becomes addictive with each successive reading; a nostalgia bordering on sadness at the impermanence of all things. Often in his stories the past seems to overwhelm the present, and this is achieved by means of flashback as a narrative technique. Now, the flashback device can be a powerful narrative tool, but it can just as easily turn against its user. I have never known a short story writer who used this technique as often as Takashi Atoda without falling into sentimentality. And another notable characteristic of his stories is the way that fantasy and mystery gradually weave their way into everyday events. Often at the end of an Atoda story one is forced to admit that reality has been ruptured, but it is hard to say exactly when one slipped into a dream. But there is one other characteristic of Atoda’s stories that deserves special mention, and it is that objects are as important as persons. In the story “The Mongolian Spot”, Ryosuke, while preparing for his mother’s funeral, discovers a purple pouch with a dagger. But the knife survives cremation and falls to the floor with a resolute clatter. In “The Destiny of Shoes”, the young woman Ayako discovers (too late) that the beautiful blue Casadeis shoes she has been wearing have a will of their own; and it is their will that she should squander her youth on a married man. In “Night Flight”, Nishiwaki is visited every night by the perfume that his lover, now deceased, used to wear. And in “The Square Persimmon” a teacake and falling leaves evoke a mysterious presence from the past. I cannot guarantee that you will like all of the stories in this collection. But I can promise that each and every story has been beautifully crafted, and that two or three of these gems will linger in your memory for a long time to come.

Okuyucu Fresh Solutions itibaren Phu Luang, Laos

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