The Enlightenment of Katzuo NakamatsuKatzuo Nakamatsu is at sea after being forced out of his job as a literature professor without warning. He retreats into flnerie, musing with imaginary interlocutors, roaming the streets of Lima, and reciting the poems of Martn Adn. Slowly, to the steady beat of his reptile feet, Nakamatsu arranges his quiet ceremony of farewell. With an electric lunacy, he spruces himself up with a pinstripe tie, tortoiseshell glasses, and wooden cane, taking on the

who was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1981

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a sweeping indictment of the West’s culture of complacency

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