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Trevanian is a pen name, Shibumi is a book from 1979. He was routinely critical of American culture, which is sometimes called Western culture. I'm not sure wh
by Supermancho 3y ago
Trevanian is a pen name, Shibumi is a book from 1979.
He was routinely critical of American culture, which is sometimes called Western culture. I'm not sure why some people think it's verbal vomit, but apparently it's disturbing enough that they feel the need to respond with vague antithetical statements. His writings incited emotional responses, intentionally.
- hyperhello 3y agoIt’s a profoundly non-nerdy book. The main character has so much disdain for the trite and linear ways of the Westerner that suffuses the entire narrative. I thought it was a brilliant achievement the first time I read it cover to cover, and still do.