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'What is the life of a human being - a drop of dew, a flash of lightning? This is so sad, so sad.' Autobiographical stories from one of Japan's masters of modernist story-telling. Introducing Little Black Classics: 80 books for Penguin's 80th birthday. Little Black Classics celebrate the huge range and diversity of Penguin Classics, with books from around the world and across many centuries. They take us from a balloon ride over Victorian London to a garden of blossom in Japan, from Tierra del Fuego to 16th-century California and the Russian steppe. Here are stories lyrical and savage; poems epic and intimate; essays satirical and inspirational; and ideas that have shaped the lives of millions.

Roman finalist al Man Asian Literary Prize 2012.

Cele zece iubiri ale lui Nishino capteaza deopotriva unde secrete ale obiectelor, ale naturii si, in stilul bine-cunoscut al lui Hiromi Kawakami, dincolo de simplitatea naratiunii, te face sa simti un parfum si un freamat care dureaza.

Un roman de o forta extraordinara, care ilustreaza, fara indoiala, mostenirea marilor prozatori moderni ai Japoniei.” (La Vanguardia)