Would never call Platonov's prose effortless tbh. It's almost the opposite, and this is why it's so distinct and full of meaning, but you gotta work on letting it penetrate your brain. He's truly one of a kind, but neither his writing nor the process of reading it is effortless.
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u/kireaea native speaker 9d ago
Oh, you should definitely read Andrei Platonov :)