tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1434302889299955261.post6600358136858761486..comments2023-07-31T11:01:56.340+01:00Comments on Parrish Lantern's PomesAllSizes: The Face of Another - Kobo Abe@parridhlanternhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12793548943992250238noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1434302889299955261.post-74287370468726027872012-09-30T17:40:58.940+01:002012-09-30T17:40:58.940+01:00Ciao Bellezza, it's amazing how my facets ther...Ciao Bellezza, it's amazing how my facets there are to human communication, how many variant masks we have depending on who we are dealing with, whether friend, friends,colleagues, strangers etc. to count the masks is peeling layers from an onion. from Parrish (one of many masks)@parridhlanternhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12793548943992250238noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1434302889299955261.post-41287526556556790062012-09-30T00:14:13.252+01:002012-09-30T00:14:13.252+01:00I wrote a whole long involved personal comment...a...I wrote a whole long involved personal comment...and it disappeared. I can't even reconstruct it except for the gist which is: I wonder what kind of mask I wear. I don't mean to, I'm not even sure if the wearer puts it on herself or if someone else fits it to her face...but surely, we present different sides to one another, even to our own selves, and surely we are difficult to see. We are so many motives, so many barriers, so many wounds. <br /><br />This isn't what I wanted to say at all, your post just has my mind whirling around at all the facets involved in being human. <br /><br />Now, like you, I long to read all of Abe's work. Bellezza https://www.blogger.com/profile/18073864187188953633noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1434302889299955261.post-78981947084033903312012-09-30T00:10:37.575+01:002012-09-30T00:10:37.575+01:00Oh my goodness, what a fascinating post. I'm s...Oh my goodness, what a fascinating post. I'm so intrigued by the idea you spoke of, basically "the layers and barriers through which he peers" because we (I) have so many barriers. They're not intended, of course, they're not even self-erected. Yet, they are formidable. It's hard to be human, with or without a mask. It's hard to get along in society, part of why I'm an introvert I'm sure. I love my job, I love being a blessing to people when I can, but it requires so much <i>effort</i>. This whole post makes me wonder what kind of 'mask' I wear...<br /><br />Now, like you, I want to read all of Abe's work.Bellezza https://www.blogger.com/profile/18073864187188953633noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1434302889299955261.post-4945314637954416972011-12-10T19:19:50.694+00:002011-12-10T19:19:50.694+00:00Hi Col, thanks for the comment, I'm also fasci...Hi Col, thanks for the comment, I'm also fascinated by the idea persona & how it relates to perception on an individual or societal level, years ago I had a series of characters that represented different aspects of my poetry, now the subject still bubbles under my other obsessions.<br /><br />Hi Jackie, I want to read Women in the dunes, at some point, although my next is The box man, probably followed by Ark sakura.@parridhlanternhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12793548943992250238noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1434302889299955261.post-43386002445559031672011-12-10T08:57:27.578+00:002011-12-10T08:57:27.578+00:00I enjoyed The Woman in the Dunes and this sounds e...I enjoyed The Woman in the Dunes and this sounds even better. I'll ensure I get a copy. Thanks for the review!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07698068501004755678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1434302889299955261.post-78473710412974907932011-12-08T21:13:01.276+00:002011-12-08T21:13:01.276+00:00This is an amazing review. I have never heard of t...This is an amazing review. I have never heard of this author, but I find the idea of watching your own "performance" to be one of the most intriguing parts of the dramaturgical view of sociology. I think I would really enjoy this!Col (Col Reads)https://www.blogger.com/profile/03136923310179832040noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1434302889299955261.post-28282340695491702832011-12-08T19:33:29.408+00:002011-12-08T19:33:29.408+00:00I believe you're right as he scripted two othe...I believe you're right as he scripted two other films, based on his books "The pitfall &" The Woman in the Dunes" both directed by Hiroshi Teshigahara.@parridhlanternhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12793548943992250238noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1434302889299955261.post-62159427644343197242011-12-08T09:50:53.185+00:002011-12-08T09:50:53.185+00:00I recently saw the film adaption of this which was...I recently saw the film adaption of this which was by the sound of it a close rendering of the novel, I think Abe wrote the script for it. Abe's novels never cease to fascinate, thanks for a great post.me.https://www.blogger.com/profile/02704944496306989406noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1434302889299955261.post-37658289679416980722011-12-05T10:32:39.880+00:002011-12-05T10:32:39.880+00:00Funnily enough, I am currently alternating between...Funnily enough, I am currently alternating between two J-Lit books, swapping between rickshaws and taxis to get around. Stay tuned :)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07546287562521628467noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1434302889299955261.post-48970292474359372932011-12-05T10:13:43.945+00:002011-12-05T10:13:43.945+00:00Hi Stu, You've not been to Japan recently &...Hi Stu, You've not been to Japan recently & this has all the ideas you like, it's written in the form of a series of notebooks, it deals with identity, it has psychological aspects etc & the authors known for his Avant-garde writing.<br /><br />Hi Novroz release that curiosity & give it a go, or one of his other books.<br /><br />Hi Tom, this has echoes of a few books in it, because of the idea of persona & how we project or perceive it.@parridhlanternhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12793548943992250238noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1434302889299955261.post-75377852908776387282011-12-05T08:27:46.915+00:002011-12-05T08:27:46.915+00:00Fascinating stuff and a fascinating review - the c...Fascinating stuff and a fascinating review - the concept of what who we are when our physical image is replaced with another. I was reminded of Beautiful image Beautiful Image by Marcel Aymé in which a man wakes up one morning to find he has acquired a whole new face. <br />http://goo.gl/K9V14Tom Cunliffehttp://www.acommonreader.orgnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1434302889299955261.post-76775789219195384262011-12-05T07:43:33.163+00:002011-12-05T07:43:33.163+00:00Great review. I have sen this book on my library f...Great review. I have sen this book on my library for months but I have no intention of picking it up because I know nothing about it. Your review makes me curious now.<br /><br />thank you for the review, Parrish :)Novrozhttp://bokunosekai.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1434302889299955261.post-39256207143610125882011-12-04T20:57:52.924+00:002011-12-04T20:57:52.924+00:00I ve yet to read his works thanks for the enlighte...I ve yet to read his works thanks for the enlightening post about this book and his work ,all the best stuAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1434302889299955261.post-5979604002676489042011-12-04T19:55:31.938+00:002011-12-04T19:55:31.938+00:00Hi Tony, my next will be The Box man, which has na...Hi Tony, my next will be The Box man, which has names like Kafka & Beckett, thrown out it.<br />PS, will the coach get you to J-lit or are you changing transport?<br /><br /><br />Hi Mel, yes Oe reckoned he should have won it & he was nominated several times. After this my aim also is to read more (all) of his work, next being The Box Man.<br /><br />Hi Gina, of the two I'd suggest you'd get on with Abe, better than Oe, but it's just my umble opinion.<br /><br />Hi Lena, I have no masks, well beyond my social one, as for reading one try the J-lit challenge next year & try one.@parridhlanternhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12793548943992250238noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1434302889299955261.post-41347274157226504792011-12-04T06:31:42.630+00:002011-12-04T06:31:42.630+00:00So thoroughly articulated and written. I learned s...So thoroughly articulated and written. I learned so much. I like the art, never owned one of the masks or even a replica. Nor have I read any of Abe's work.Lenasledgeblog.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03910856908662964093noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1434302889299955261.post-62798309605144385072011-12-03T21:52:48.177+00:002011-12-03T21:52:48.177+00:00Oh, interesting that Oe said that Abe should have ...Oh, interesting that Oe said that Abe should have received the Nobel. I've read neither!ginahttp://ginachoe.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1434302889299955261.post-16104745475533554042011-12-03T01:57:09.923+00:002011-12-03T01:57:09.923+00:00This is a really interesting post-I have read two ...This is a really interesting post-I have read two of Abe's works-Kenzaburo Oe said Abe should have won the Nobel Prize instead of him-I hope to read all of Abe's translated work eventually.Mel uhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08714473754458914681noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1434302889299955261.post-38992169714756400592011-12-03T01:03:16.640+00:002011-12-03T01:03:16.640+00:00Wow! That's a very complete review :) The on...Wow! That's a very complete review :) The only Abe I've read (apart from a short story) is 'The Woman in the Dunes', and that is very Kafkaesque. This is defintiely one I want to read once I get back into a J-Lit phase!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07546287562521628467noreply@blogger.com