Scruffier than ever,
a sick feeling in your chest,
you think you’re doing a good job of hiding it.
Found poetry from “Hooked” by Asako Yuzumi (trans Polly Barton, 4th Estate, London, 2026), title and lines taken from pp. 359, 358, 322 (edited) and 204 respectively.
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striking: pic and lines together: will try to get this; thanks Catherin 🙂
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I haven’t read the book yet, but the kids gave it to me…
I read her earlier book Butter…unusual, depressing, but very good, like much Japanese writing
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The Japanese title of Hooked is ‘Nile Perch’ and if you google it, they’re pretty amazing, huuuuge fish
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It’s all about being inconspicuous… 🎃🎃🎃
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