MISC. NP but the plist-divided Murakami

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All true, which is not to say, however, that Murakami is 
Garcia-Marquez's equal as a writer.


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Remember that Zen is not South American Catholicism. South 
AmericanCatholicism is a deeply woven blend of pre-rational mythologies 
thatgives form to a complexity of archetypal forces in the mind. Zen 
looksat archetypal forces, becomes aware of itself looking at 
them,contemplates the looking, then the looker, and, eventually, 
arrives atthe negation of both, which negation is also identical with 
theaffirmation of both as arising in the same simple instant of a 
vast,complex impetus merely labeled as karma. The contemporary take is 
theone the beats liked so much: mu.They different kinds of magic.On 
Mon, Jan 31, 2011 at 5:54 AM, David Morris <fqmorris at gmail.com> wrote:> 
It's "magical" aspect come acreoss to me as leading nowhere, hinting> 
at a depth that is never delivered.  Gabriel García Márquez does that> 
magical thing, and with him it has resonance.  Maybe it's a Japanese> 
cultural thing that I just don't follow...>> On Fri, Jan 28, 2011 at 
5:45 PM, Joe Allonby <joeallonby at gmail.com> wrote:>> I like his stuff, 
particularly "Kafka on the Shore". There's an innocent magical quality 
to it that I find entertaining.>-- Klaatu barada nikto