Life Form
About This Novel
"Life Style" contains 12 masterpieces of different themes and styles written by Akutagawa Prize writer Sayaka Murata since her debut: Due to the influence of "aging and low birthrate", Japan has transformed the "funeral" to mourn the dead into a "life style" to enjoy and create life; in the absurd future, human skeletons , hair, etc. Are made into high-end products, yesterday's "crazy" has become today's "natural"; "Let's live together before we get married when we reach 30!" There must be many people who made such an agreement with their friends when they were young. Yoshiko and Kikuchi are the few who have fulfilled this agreement; what exactly is "maturity"? When growing up, whose language and values do we use to express our bodies and desires... The stories written by Murata are bizarre, and some seem completely beyond the scope of "common sense", but the charm of her stories lies in this: by showing the ultimate absurdity in reality, she explores the true nature of human beings.
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Official(1)Scraped 7d ago
Sayaka Murata's writing is so beautiful Like the dry breeze in August and September Warmth with a cool tail
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Official(1)Scraped 7d ago
Sayaka Murata's writing is so beautiful Like the dry breeze in August and September Warmth with a cool tail
