Description
This excerpt from a book review describes Still Life and Other Stories, a collection of Japanese literature. The book contains delicate tales that reveal the flow of life in the modern Japanese family, the accidental pleasures and the unexplained misfortunes. The author's unique "snapshot" technique is like haiku poetry crossed with an Ozu-style film drama.
Delicate tales reveal the flow of life in the modern Japanese family, the accidental pleasures and the unexplained misfortunes. Shono's unique "snapshot" technique?the layering of commonplace events, images, and conversations?is like haiku poetry crossed with an Ozu-style film drama.