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The first chance I had to go to Japan, which was in the early nineties, I went to a Noh play. I thought, 'This is very, very slow.' I noticed lots of people falling asleep. I didn't really know what was going on; I was getting a little sleepy myself. Then the more I studied it, the more fascinated I got.


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Author Bio


  • NameWilliam T. Vollmann
  • DescriptionNovelist, short story writer, essayist
  • BornJuly 28, 1959
  • CountryUnited States Of America
  • ProfessionNovelist; Essayist; War Correspondent; Short Story Writer
  • AwardsNational Book Award