has anyone else read this brilliant work? /contemporary

What's is about?

>>8463430
the main character deals with death and its sort of an optimistic meditation on being earnest and living passionately

im explaining it poorly but its kind of like a murakami novel

>>8463426
Is that a picture of the author? Why is she sporting those stupid boots and that even more stupid name? How am I supposed to take 'contemporary asian fiction' seriously with shit like this?

It's shit in English translation though. Not worth the read. The prose is filled with cliche after cliche.

Take that Bloom meme post about Harry Potter and apply it to this and it's just as true.

>>8464303
those are shoes and socks, not boots
and it's from the movie they made, not the author

>>8463426
To be clear, the author's name is Banana?

>>8464315
>It's shit in English translation
Yeah. It's fine in French, though.

>>8464577

It's her pen name

>>8464303
It's 90s Japnese fashion. You wouldnt understand.

>>8463426
yeah i've read it
i thought it was pretty good. my edition had another short story at the end as well. i liked that too

now what

>>8463426
thats the most 90s cover ive ever seen