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“Sexul, conform naturii lui, nu era definit de un singur organism individual, ci de acela al speciei. Individul, după terminarea actului, nu poate decît să se întoarcă la propriul său eu. Numai oamenii fericiţi se întorc la mulţumire. Cei care au fost trişti se-ntorc la disperare. Cei care erau pe moarte, se-ntorc la patul lor de moarte.”

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The Woman in the Dunes

Kafu Nagai's 'The Woman in the Dunes' is a psychological thriller that delves into the life of a young librarian, who becomes trapped in a sand dune and must navigate a complex relationship with the mysterious woman who lives there. more

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Kōbō Abe

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“Tout juste si - dans la ligne de mire -, baisers linguae of course, in puris naturalibus, illico presto, cela va de soi, décubitus dorsal, décubitus ventral, ipso facto, elle, lui et réciproquement un temps à géométrie variable, coïtus ininterrompus, un temps à géométrie variable, post coïtus, cigarette. Détente soporifique, sommeil enfin, sommeil. Un temps de porosité douce dans les parages d'Anastasie. Et réciproquement. L'indifférenciation, elle, lui. Ici, plus de mort. Ou la mort. Le bouquet final d'une exténuation de guerre. Elle, lui. Carpe diem. C'est dimanche. Le rituel surferait sur le latin des pages roses.”

“It's good - the sex has always been good - but it isn't right. It doesn't set off alarm bells in my head, sure, but it doesn't send goose bumps across my skin, either. It doesn't make my chest ache so deliciously I'm nearly breathless. I don't feel urgent, or desperate, or too hot in my own skin because I'm so hungry for him. And in a tight gasp that Sean reads as pleasure, I worry that Elliot is right and I'm wrong and - like always - he's taking care of both of our hearts while I flop around, trying to figure it all out.”