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slow-paced
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Mr. Muo’s Travelling Couch (Le Complexe de Di) by Chinese author Dai Sijie is the story of a devotee of Freud and Lacan who after over a decade aboard on scholarship in France returns to his homeland of China. Mr. Muo embarks on train or bicycle along with attempts at likewise traveling the unconscious of himself and a motely list of others he meets.
Although it can read like it may be missing the mirth in the same way translated English title loses the pun. See my blog for an in-depth review.
Although it can read like it may be missing the mirth in the same way translated English title loses the pun. See my blog for an in-depth review.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Forced institutionalization, Violence, Confinement, Sexual content, and Death
Minor: Incest, Suicide, and Sexual assault
Capital punishment is also a subject in the book.
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