Cultural books from Peru
Recommended cultural books (1)
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If you are into cultural here are some cultural books from Peru for the next part of the Read Around The World Challenge.
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The Enlightenment of Katzuo Nakamatsu by Augusto Higa Oshiro EN
Country: South America / Peru
Peru
Description:
Reminiscent of Kurasawa’s film Ikiru, Enlightenment explores the interior mindscape of a Japanese-Peruvian man and his luminous unraveling Katzuo Nakamatsu is having a recurring dream. He’s strolling down the glinting avenues of Lima, branches crowning overhead, when he hears someone snickering from the shadows. He wanders away in concentric circles, as if along a spider web, and wakes in a sweaty torment. Nakamatsu sleepwalks his way toward sublime disintegration. Katzuo is at sea after being forced out of his job as a literature professor without warning. He retreats into flânerie, musing wi... continue