This "translation" presumes cultural knowledge of the setting. If you don't understand the implications of being Vietnamese in Chinatown in France, some of the charm will surely be lost on the reader.

Published as a single breathless 200 page paragraph, I am left with a whole new appreciation for organization in literature.

This work is a form of Impressionism, perhaps.

To paraphrase a harsh Goodreads review, 'I only like being in an author's head when the author thinks interesting thoughts.'

But maybe some day this will become my favorite book, which sometimes happens when I don't like something at first.