

Hiroko Oyamada is in Hiroshima geboren in 1983. De Fabriek verscheen in Japan in 2013 en is gebaseerd op haar eigen ervaringen als uitzendkracht voor een autofabrikant. In Japan is haar werk onder andere bekroond met de Shincho Prijs voor Nieuwe Schrijvers en de Akutagawa Prijs. Haar romans oogstten uitbundige lof bij verschijning in de VS en Engeland.
Meer over Hiroko OyamadaWeasels in the Attic
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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.
Oyamada is in complete control of her talent... A writer flexing their muscles and preparing for something truly profound - Japan Times