false \ 350961 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1173989472m/350961.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1173989472m/350961.jpg 25195 7 25943 1995 A Quiet Life total:149|5:42|4:55|3:35|2:12|1:5| 149 564 229 21 25195 033035311X 9780330353113 103 12 3.79 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1167621618m/25195.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/25195.A_Quiet_Life 4 1 false Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Sun Aug 24 15:38:27 -0700 2008 Mon Jan 19 09:39:18 -0800 2009 more...]]> 350961 0802135463 9780802135469 37 9 3.79 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1173989472m/350961.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/350961.A_Quiet_Life 4 0 false Fri Aug 07 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Aug 03 23:03:22 -0700 2009 Fri Aug 07 15:55:06 -0700 2009 A Quiet Life at Powell's just after reading Claire's post about the authors she planned to read for the Japanese Literature Challenge. Knowing the lady has taste, I picked it up and started reading. I got through the first chapter in the store,...more...]]> 25195 033035311X 9780330353113 103 12 3.79 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1167621618m/25195.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/25195.A_Quiet_Life 1 0 false Fri Aug 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Wed Feb 25 02:29:17 -0800 2009 Wed Feb 25 03:03:11 -0800 2009 more...]]> 25195 033035311X 9780330353113 103 12 3.79 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1167621618m/25195.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/25195.A_Quiet_Life 4 0 false Mon Jul 06 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun Jun 07 22:31:31 -0700 2009 Tue Jul 07 21:41:19 -0700 2009 Sort of, in a pinch, nobody, robotization. Celine (Rangoon), Tarkovsky (Stalker), Ende (Momo), Vonnegut. I still cannot coherently explain what makes Oe's writing so appealing to me.

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