Weasels in the Attic
by Hiroko Oyamada
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Pub Date 3 Nov 2022 | Archive Date 9 Jan 2023
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Description
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.
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.
Advance Praise
‘[Hiroko Oyamada’s] strongest, most memorable work yet... Every scene is deeply unsettling... The book simmers with eerie tension and bursts with unforgettable monologues’ NPR
‘[Hiroko Oyamada’s] strongest, most memorable work yet... Every scene is deeply unsettling... The book simmers with eerie tension and bursts with unforgettable monologues’ NPR
Available Editions
| EDITION | Hardcover |
| ISBN | 9781783789757 |
| PRICE | £12.99 (GBP) |
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