| Record Number |
889161 |
| ISBN |
9781783789757 (hardback) |
| Author |
Oyamada, Hiroko, 1983- author. |
| Title |
Weasels in the attic / Hiroko Oyamada ; translated from the Japanese by David Boyd. |
| Publisher/Date |
London : Granta Publications, 2022. |
| ©2022 |
| Pagination etc. |
71 pages ; 21 cm. |
| Contents note |
Death in the family -- The last of the weasels -- Yukiko. |
| Summary Note |
"In three interconnected scenes, Hiroko Oyamada revisits the same set of characters at different junctures in their lives. In the back room of a pet store full of rare and exotic fish, old friends discuss dried shrimp and a strange new relationship. A couple who recently moved into a rustic home in the mountains discovers an unsettling solution to their weasel infestation. And a dinner party during a blizzard leads to a night in a room filled with aquariums and unpleasant dreams. Like Oyamada's previous novels, Weasels in the Attic sets its sights on the overlooked aspects of contemporary Japanese society, and does so with a surreal sensibility that is entirely her own"-- |
| Language note |
Translation from the Japanese. |
| Subject - Name |
Oyamada, Hiroko, -- 1983-Translations into English |
| Subject |
Fertility -- Fiction |
| Masculinity -- Fiction |
| Marriage -- Fiction |
| Japanese fiction -- Translations into English |
| Japan -- Social life and customs -- Fiction |
| Short stories. |
| Added Author |
Boyd, David (David G.) translator. |
| Shelf Location |
F OYAM |
