古川日出男

Boku has an uneasy preoccupation with dreams - and with making and losing lovers. And when he first runs away from Tokyo, his dreams and his reality gradually start to shift and overlap. This is a story of three failed escapes - and the loss of three girlfriends in the process. The first girlfriend is taken away, the second runs away, and the third is sent away by Boku himself. A startling tale about the anguished battle to escape oneself, this structurally complex and fascinating novella is both a homage to Haruki Murakami and a stunning piece of magical realism.

A Slow Boat to China RMX

Slow Boat

Sabrina D. 

As always, Fuji TV’s globe-shaped observatory was hanging in mid-air—looking over everything like a transparent eyeball. 

The bowl doesn't have seats. Just stone steps that double as seats. I sit down-on the third or fourth step. Some pigeons on the next block take off when I crash the party. I wrap arms around my knees. I can feel myself becoming part of the stone (hard, cold, artificial), Then I go to sleep. I could almost hear the thud. As I break through. 

Through the wall dividing reality and dreams. 

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