In Tokyo, a Brazilian model drifts between lost love and samurai visions. How far can memory take him?

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Literary Fiction for fans of Norwegian Wood meets Enter the Void

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KATAJIKENAI: A Fictional Autobiography is a haunting plunge into the neon-lit psyche of a Brazilian model adrift in Tokyo, where the line between high-fashion survival and feudal fever dream begins to dissolve. Through a fracture of memories and surreal monologues, the narrator navigates a landscape of earthquakes, bento boxes, and an obsessive fixation on samurai honor, all anchored by the enigmatic Tanuki—the symbol of everything that slips through one’s fingers. More than a memoir, this is a bold work of autofiction that abandons narrative "good sense" to embrace the poetic chaos of a soul in transit. It is an invitation to get lost in the wreckage of a fractured identity, perfect for those who find beauty not in the destination, but in the dance of the journey itself.

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