Crosspost fragment from FB #japanese #literature group. Murakami's novels feel very #1970s #hipster #jazz Playing with #buddhist #impermanence
The writing style of the monk Yoshida Kenko is informative when approaching the work of Murakami. His "follow the brush" style is a sort of early precursor to stream of consciousness writing, letting his mind play and following where it leads. This is also a great way to write a first novel. So Murakami was clever. #zuihitsu #kenko #murakami