Magical Realism
by Kōbō Abe
An amateur entomologist misses his bus and accepts lodging at the bottom of a sand pit, only to discover he's been trapped by villagers who need him to shovel the endlessly encroaching dunes. An existential masterwork exploring freedom, meaning, and the Sisyphean nature of human existence.
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