Thank you, Yearofthegoat. It helps to see the word in context.
Cambridge dictionary: Knacker’s yard
a place where old or injured animals, especially horses, that are not suitable to be eaten by humans, are killed and their bodies processed so the body parts can be used.
I presumed the connotation was a bit negative. Knacker’s Yard is stronger.
Can you make a floor covering with dead injured horses?
Funtmaster’s floor covering reminded of cork which made sense as sound absorption material though a bit frail.
If you’re into modular, how can it be tidy with all the patching cables? Sometimes, studios are so tidy you wonder if they’re being used.
Good evening @Jonnie
No worries and thank you for sharing.
A beautiful place where the eyes are nourished by the real world to settle into musical poetry. Best regards.
Haruki Murakami? I’m also a fan. I recently enjoyed Killing Commendatore (Le meurtre du commandeur) very much but I still don’t know why exactly. Maybe the intrusion of the unknown in a quite ordinary lusterless life.
I generally enjoy japanese litterature.
Bonjour @francoise . Well spotted! Yes I am a fan of Murakami. I really enjoyed his latest, The City and its Uncertain Walls.
I understand what you mean about his novels. You can enjoy the journey through but often get to the end and wonder what on earth was that all about. And I suppose that is how “magical realism “ should be.
This is my small collection of books by Japanese authors.
You’re a Murakami specialist!
I haven’t read The City and its Uncertain Walls; it’s relatively new (2023).
I don’t know why Killing Commendatore struck me as different from other Murakami works. ( 1Q84 and Kafka on the shore) Magical realism is quite apt. May be the realism pole was more important in Commendatore though the picture protagonist coming through the floor was quite magical. Until then there’s some mystery but no magic. You can attribute the dreamlike appearance of the Commendatore first as a dream. Unfortunately I gave the two Commendatore books to my sister- in-law.
I’ve read many Tanizaki and Mishima short and long novels. It took me some time to understand why the Mishima’s tetralogy is called The Sea of Fertility. The echoes through history like the waves in the sea. Many of his novels are like Japanese watercolors.
While shopping for 2nd hand books (bouquiner), I discovered books from Le picquier dedicated exclusively to Japanese (and Chinese) literature. I’ve read many of their books. https://www.editions-picquier.com/
My “studio” is here among many others. The sub has been replaced with a Yamaha Hs8.
