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Weasels in the Attic Signed Bookplate Edition

Hiroko Oyamada author David Boyd translator

Format:Paperback

Publisher:Granta Books

Published:3rd Aug '23

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Fish-breeding and weasel infestations punctuate this disarming, strange and strangely resonant story of one man's journey toward impending fatherhood, from an award-winning Japanese novelist

A UK debut from a fresh, prize-winning talent, this quietly surreal novel is perfect for fans of Sayaka Murata and Mieko Kawakami Two friends meet across three dinners. In the back room of a pet shop, they snack on dried shrimps and discuss fish-breeding. In a remote new home in the mountains, they look for a solution to a weasel infestation. During a dinner party in a blizzard, a mounting claustrophobia makes way for uneasy dreams. Their conversations often take them in surprising directions, but when one of the men becomes a father, more and more is left unsaid. With emotional acuity and a wry humour, Weasels in the Attic it is an uncanny and striking reflection on fertility, masculinity, and marriage in contemporary Japan.

Simmers with eerie tension and bursts with unforgettable monologues * NPR *
Oyamada is in complete control of her talent... A writer flexing their muscles and preparing for something truly profound * Japan Times *
Surreal and mesmerizing -- Praise for THE HOLE * The New York Times *

ISBN: 9781783789764-SB

Dimensions: 198mm x 129mm x 4mm

Weight: 66g

80 pages