“There wasn't a single item of importance [in the newspaper]. A tower of illusion, all of it, made of illusory bricks and full of holes. If life were made up only of important things, it really would be a dangerous house of glass, scarcely to be handled carelessly. But everyday life was exactly like the headlines. And so everybody, knowing the meaninglessness of existence, sets the center of his compass at his own home.”
Quote by Abe Kōbō
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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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