tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post2003428716857805775..comments2024-03-29T11:36:25.050+00:00Comments on Clothes In Books: Forbidden Colours by Yukio MishimaClothes In Bookshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14680610242823846662noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-66696092042111111142013-07-17T09:49:33.363+01:002013-07-17T09:49:33.363+01:00I have a big blank in that area too. And I was gla...I have a big blank in that area too. And I was glad to have read it, but not sure I'll be rushing for more just yet...Clothes In Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14680610242823846662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-27758476379377382682013-07-17T08:25:48.193+01:002013-07-17T08:25:48.193+01:00The one venture I made into Japanese fiction was a...The one venture I made into Japanese fiction was a bit tedious. Almost Transparent Blue by Ryu Murakami, which I struggled with. I have more by him Haruki Murakami to get to, but I'm not in a hurry. I don't think I will be on the plane to Tokyo to get a copy of this one either.col2910https://www.blogger.com/profile/06422138069939709043noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-91634074464791415652013-07-14T09:50:50.236+01:002013-07-14T09:50:50.236+01:00If only we could learn all the languages and read ...If only we could learn all the languages and read all the books in the original! In the meantime we have to make do with the translations...Clothes In Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14680610242823846662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-22574528072170588812013-07-14T04:32:25.171+01:002013-07-14T04:32:25.171+01:00Moira - This does sound like an unusual kind of bo...Moira - This does sound like an unusual kind of book. And you make a well-taken point about the way a translation can get in the way of understanding and being drawn into a novel. And of course, it's a novel from a very different culture. Still, it does sound compelling in an odd sort of way.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com