![]() ![]() ![]() The snake transforms into a woman of about 50 years old and moves in with the protagonist, cooking her favourite food, drinking beer and claiming to be her mother, while Sanada san’s parents are alive and well. My favourite piece - A Snake Stepped On - is about a young woman called Sanada san who steps on a snake on her way to work. ![]() Maybe even if I wasn’t exactly blown away by this story, I thought Kawakami’s mocking of traditions, rules and conventions was quite sharp. Despite the childishness of this first person narrative, I found some dispiriting undertones of overprotection, manipulation and possible grooming. ![]() Incredulous at how easily her family forgets about the older brother’s disappearance and even his existence, the narrator is the only one who keeps on seeing him. This older brother is engaged to a neighbour through an old-fashioned matchmaker, but because he is no longer there, he is conveniently replaced by his younger brother. The narrator, a young woman, is grieving her older brother’s disappearance. Missing narrates a story about a family where things and people keep on disappearing. First impression: Alice in Wonderland on crackĪ few dreams later: Not sure if this terminology would be right, but this collection of three short stories or novelettes is one of the most surreal pieces of fiction I’ve ever read. ![]()
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