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“But sometimes, though rarely, some men go out never to return.” #theruinedmap

Back in 2024, I read the classic book "The Woman in the Dunes" by Kōbō Abe for Japanese Literature Month and was very taken with it, if a little unnerved by the claustrophobic atmosphere of the story. At the time, I thought I'd like to explore his writing but I've somehow never got to any of his other books.

https://kaggsysbookishramblings.wordpress.com/2026/05/15/but-sometimes-though-rarely-some-men-go-out-never-to-return-theruinedmap/

“One should always believe the worst first…” #colette #claudine

After deciding to abandon Arthur Machen for the moment, I hit a bit of a buffer when I was trying to choose what to read next. However, in the spirit of my wish to do some re-reading, I recalled that I had revisited the first two Claudine books by Colette relatively recently - "Claudine at School" and "

https://kaggsysbookishramblings.wordpress.com/2026/03/23/one-should-always-believe-the-worst-first-colette-claudine/

“Is there no way we can come to an understanding?” #japaneselitchallenge16 #tanizaki #thekey https://kaggsysbookishramblings.wordpress.com/2023/01/16/is-there-no-way-we-can-come-to-an-understanding-japaneselitchallenge16-tanizaki-thekey/

“…a lonely man in a barren household.” #THWhite #SylviaTownsendWarner @[email protected] https://kaggsysbookishramblings.wordpress.com/2023/01/04/a-lonely-man-in-a-barren-household-thwhite-sylviatownsendwarner-katehandheld/