![]() ![]() Please note that these ratings solely represent the complete review 's biased interpretation and subjective opinion of the actual reviews and do not claim to accurately reflect or represent the views of the reviewers. "Horie's stories are about human connections and unpredictable encounters that lend a hallucinatory quality to everyday life." - Akshita Nanda, The Straits Times.The touch of the past, of history and personal memory, is always part of the present." - Nicolas Gattig, The Japan Times "Reminiscent of classic French literature, Horie’s prose is meandering but never aimless - a series of observations that range from the life of Emile Littre, who compiled a landmark dictionary of the French language, to a Camembert-throwing contest in Normandy.Akutagawa Prize (2000/II), for the title storyī+ : nicely constructed appealing stories, shifting between and connecting past and present well.Published in the collection 熊の敷石 (2001).General information | review summaries | our review | links | about the author Trying to meet all your book preview and review needs. The Bear and the Paving Stone - Horie Toshiyuki ![]()
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