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素晴らしい海岸生物の観察

Rekitei Emerging Award

素晴らしい海岸生物の観察

Tori Ogasawara

This first poetry collection turns the close gaze of coastal observation into poetic language. Motifs such as shorelines, fish, birds, and water gradually unsettle the contours of the world beyond taxonomy or record.

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Work Information

A poetry collection in which the language of observation quietly defamiliarizes small forms of life by the sea.

Published as Tori Ogasawara's first poetry collection, the book combines a voice reminiscent of scientific observation with slightly displaced metaphor, using coastal creatures and the presence of water to question perception itself.

Review Summaries

  • Readers often respond to the premise and subject matter, following the characters' uncertainty and social context closely. Some find the material heavy or specialized, while others value the lingering effect after reading.

Book Information

Publisher
思潮社
Published
2004-06-01
Pages
109 pages
Language
日本語
ISBN-13
9784783719304
ISBN-10
4783719306
Price
3850 JPY
Category
本/文学・評論

Amazon.co.jp: 素晴らしい海岸生物の観察 : 小笠原 鳥類: 本

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