Just like the last two titles, Weasels in the Attic is a thin book totaling less than 100 pages.The book simmers with eerie tension and bursts with unforgettable monologues"- Yurina Yoshikawa, NPR "The acclaimed author of The Factory and The Hole returns with this new installment that might be her strongest, most memorable work yet. 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. And a dinner party during a blizzard leads to a night in a room filled with aquariums and unpleasant dreams. A couple who recently moved into a rustic home in the mountains discovers an unsettling solution to their weasel infestation. In the back room of a pet store full of rare and exotic fish, old friends discuss dried shrimp and a strange new relationship. In three interconnected scenes, Hiroko Oyamada revisits the same set of characters at different junctures in their lives. A parent’s love letter to a daughter who has always known exactly who she is.įrom the acclaimed author of The Hole and The Factory, a thrilling and mysterious novel that explores fertility, masculinity, and marriage in contemporary Japan
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