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The Moon over the Mountain
Atsushi Nakajima
Li Zheng, once an aspiring poet, has become a tiger and tells an old friend the story of his life.
In precise prose, ambition and pride deepen into isolation.
A compact work for when you want a concentrated reading experience.
Why read it now
It can strike sharply when you are thinking about your own work or expression.
Before reading
Drawing on a Chinese tale, Nakajima makes modern self-consciousness and isolation its core concerns.
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