Strange Weather in TokyoHiromi Kawakami
Strange Weather in Tokyo
by Hiromi Kawakami · first published 2025
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…underreact. In terms of overall concerns, the Sheep Man is as pressing as a date with an attractive woman. In a similar vein, CivilWarLand in Bad Decline by George Saunders is both lightly funny and surreal. Strange Weather in Tokyo by Hiromi Kawakami reminded me a bit of the meloncholy of Norwegian Wood. The New York Trilogy by Paul Auster is also very reminiscent of Murakami.
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