A meandering reflection on the peculiar beauty of novels, saunas, and the work of Haruki Murakami.
Haruki Murakami
“And you really will have to make it through that violent, metaphysical, symbolic storm. No matter how metaphysical or symbolic it might be, make no mistake about it: it will cut through flesh like a thousand razor blades.” Haruki Murakami, a modern master of magic realism and mind-bending metaphysical mischief (holy alliteration!), has an uncanny [...]