![]() ![]() The survivors too just wanted to move past their second victimization. The government would prefer to move past mistakes. Japanese culture was quiet about the attack. That was part of the purpose of this book. The few who would actually talk about it. First with the victims of the attack, the survivors, the families, the doctors and scientists. This isn't a perfect look at Japanese Death Cults or even the Sarin Subway Attack of 1995. Writing about dark tunnels that bridge both the victims and the devout, that link a damp tongue of evil with the milk of everyday kindness seems a natural space for Murakami. But once you've consigned your ego to someone else, where on earth do you go from there?" - Haruki Murakami, Underground Looking back 20 years to the Tokyo Gas Attack, it seems inevitable that Murakami would write about it. "without a proper ego nobody can create a personal narrative, any more than you can drive a car without an engine, or cast a shadow without a real physical object. ![]() ![]() Just as you breathe, you dream your story ![]()
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