Il grido silenzioso

Una lectura densa, en algunos tramos sumamente escatológica, poblada por una galería de personajes enajenados y grotescos: el protagonista tuerto, el amigo suicida, la esposa alcohólica, la vecina obesa, el hermano con ínfulas de revolucionario. No fue una lectura placentera. Todavía estoy meditando Leggi tutto

R.I.P., Kenzaburo Oe! His publisher Kodansha announced hours ago that the Nobel Laureate passed away. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/202... "The Silent Cry" is one of my favorite books ever.

***I’ve tried to eliminate the spoilers; but be WARNED -- somewhat spoilery*** Early in the novel, the main character, Mitsu, finds himself in the pit where his septic tank will soon go. He goes into the pit to think. The position is symbolic, as everything is in this novel -- a graphic depiction of Leggi tutto

A mesmerising read. Mesmerising not in a beautiful, sweetly lyrical sense but gripping, dark and brutally frank. Piercing, insightful metaphors and phrases abound. The opening chapter was so amazing, I thought I had found another 'Vegetarian'. Alas, the one drawback was that I found the plot, based

Duże rozczarowanie, nie była to książka dla mnie.

I finished The Silent Cry right before the window of July shut for eternity. My reading of the book is locked away from me by an invisible wall that materialized overnight. I am glad of this because Oe’s book terrified me. In fact, The Silent Cry is the most frightening book I've ever read. The Silen Leggi tutto

Silent Cry, by Nobel Prize winner Kenzaburo Oe, takes place in Japan in the late 1960s, following Mitsusaburo, his wife Natsumi and his brother, Takashi as they return to the rural valley community where Mitsu's family has lived for over a century. Mitsu is an anti-hero of the lowest calibre -- weak Leggi tutto