tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3759353.post115107629734167401..comments2023-08-29T02:42:23.063-05:00Comments on ¡Bemsha SWING!: Jonathanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09371893596402673898noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3759353.post-1151204920155144682006-06-24T22:08:00.000-05:002006-06-24T22:08:00.000-05:00Soseki references are not unusual in his work so t...Soseki references are not unusual in his work so that I'm sure many others have noticed it before me. Whether he's read Kawabata or not I don't know. I'd be surprised if he hasn't.Jonathanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09371893596402673898noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3759353.post-1151194312270668282006-06-24T19:11:00.000-05:002006-06-24T19:11:00.000-05:00The connection between Murakami and Soseki is not ...The connection between Murakami and Soseki is not new. Murakami has admitted that Soseki was the only Japanese author he has read. Antonin Bechler also mentions it in his dissertation on Murakami, which you can find here: http://unetonne.joueb.com/news/27.shtml (it's in French though)François Luonghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06559138766982217784noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3759353.post-1151169917096399272006-06-24T12:25:00.000-05:002006-06-24T12:25:00.000-05:00I learned a new word today! Thanks for that.I learned a new word today! Thanks for that.Jonathanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09371893596402673898noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3759353.post-1151168567323249062006-06-24T12:02:00.000-05:002006-06-24T12:02:00.000-05:00Murakami is the shiznit. I didn't pick up Kawabata...Murakami is the shiznit. I didn't pick up Kawabata but I have only read one K novel. I haven't read Soseki yet, well maybe a poem or two but not any fiction. Thanks for the tips.shannahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17706867356078179503noreply@blogger.com