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Asahis ægtefælle får nyt job, og det unge par flytter ind i nabohuset til hans barndomshjem, hvor forældrene stadig bor. Med opbruddet fra byen, og i sin nye rolle som hjemmegående, mister Asahi sine hidtidige orienteringspunkter. Hun befinder sig pludsel
The English-language debut of one of Japan's most exciting new writers, The Factory follows three workers at a sprawling industrial factory. Each worker focuses intently on the specific task they've been assigned: one shreds paper, one proofreads
Asas husband is transferring jobs, and his new office is located near his familys home in the countryside. During an exceptionally hot summer, the young married couple move in, and Asa does her best to quickly adjust to their new rural lives, to their rem
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.
Beyond the town, there is the factory. Beyond the factory, there is nothing. Within the sprawling industrial complex, three employees are assigned to different departments. There, each must focus on a specific task: one shreds paper, one proofreads docume
When Asa's husband is offered a new job away from the city, the couple end up relocating. And since his new office is very close to his family's home, it makes sense to move in next door to his parents. Through the long hot summer, Asa does her be
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 coup
From the award-winning author of Weasels in the Attic, a modern fable about the world of work Beyond the town, there is the factory. Beyond the factory, there is nothing. Within the sprawling industrial complex, three new employees are each assigned a dep
'As I tried to move, I realized how narrow the hole really was. The hole felt as though it was exactly my size - a trap made just for me' When Asa's husband is offered a new job away from the city, the couple end up relocating. And since his n
Hiroko Oyamadas "Hullet" er en opslugende roman fra en de største japanske forfattere lige nu. Da Asas mand får et nyt job, flytter de sammen fra Tokyo og ud på landet til hendes svigerforældre. Under den intense varm forsøger Asa, at skabe sig
Tre yngre personer, en kvinde og to mænd, bliver ansat på Fabrikken, et gigantisk, anonymt industrikompleks, der fremstiller produkter. Den ene skal makulere papir, den anden læse korrektur på dokumenter, og den tredje skal indsamle prøver af de mosser, d
En novellecyklus om maskulinitet, ægteskab og forældreskab i det moderne Japan, fortalt fra en yngre mands perspektiv. Med præcision og underspillet humor synliggør de tre historier de uudtalte understrømme, der findes i de fleste menneskelige relationer.