A Momentary Taste of Being

Man Asian Prize Longlist I've read at Hotel Iris , but haven't even heard of many of the rest.  Although it is interesting to see that Kenzaburo Oe has a book in the running.

You need to see this circa WWII film about an escape from Burma, by elephant.

The sets are glassy, the water a tepid 86 or better, and we have 1 maxim and 5 haikus, courtesy of Issa let us not forget the Lilliput Review Archive and one of Kenzaburo Oe's triumphs Of this last, one is tempted, knowing of Oe-san's own life to call it autobiographical--but I think better would be speculative autobiography or projected autobiography.  One is instructed well by listening to the piano compositions of Oe-san's remarkable son Hikari   and here and here Excerpt: Oe's novels gained new vitality as he attempted to give voice to his son who never learned to speak beyond a few limited words. The father spoke of his personal challenges saying that while that living with a child with a disability brought suffering to him, his son taught him invaluable lessons, and gradually the "burden" became a gift. The son gave meaning to the father's life. Kenzuburo Oe went on to reach the pinnacle of his profession and credits h...

Here . One of the great poets of the Tang dynasty--with Li Po and Tu Fu, perhaps one of the greatest of Chinese Poets. For more check here .