<em>Burning </em>Is a Patient, Spellbinding Mystery Thriller
Lee Chang-dong has adapted a Haruki Murakami short story into an utterly captivating epic about men who simmer with anxiety, resentment, and creative desire.
by David Sims
Oct 26, 2018
3 minutes
The concept of Haruki Murakami’s short story “,” first published in 1983 (and translated into English a decade later), is brief and transfixingly ambiguous, like an artful curl of cigarette smoke that lingers and then vanishes. Two men, one rich and important, the other a listless writer, share some pot and have a conversation that quickly turns chilling: The former confesses a secret hobby of burning abandoned greenhouses to the ground, every couple of months, just
You’re reading a preview, subscribe to read more.
Start your free 30 days