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Can books have a dream like quality like german expressionist movies ?
If so what are some ?

>> No.11081977

Haruki Murakami's books are often described as 'dreamlike' because of how bizarre and nonsensical (in my eyes) his books are. Personally, I'm not a fan, he seems to be a very love him or hate him type of author. My roommate adores him.

>> No.11081990

Mishima, actually. Maybe some other Jap authors.
>>11081977
Yeah, that's the advice I wanted to avoid. While Murakami is dreamlike for sure, his books are, for the most part, nothing but dreams, they have little to hold them together and so they fall apart as any dream does.

>> No.11081994

>expressionist
Why not read expressionist literature? That has exactly the surrealism you're looking for. I recommend Döblin and Kafka, Meyrink too.

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renaissance dream

>> No.11082875

The lime twig was like a dream (or rather a nightmare)

>> No.11082880

>>11082875
Most of Hawkes' books have that quality.

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>>11082996
Urth of the New Sun felt more dream-like, particularly the first half where every other chapter ends with Sev getting knocked out or thrown into space.

>> No.11083035

Mysteries by Knut Hamsun

>> No.11083152

>>11081994
this, also bruno schulz (not a german, tho, despite the name)