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Häftad, Engelska, 2019
133 kr
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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 documents, and another studies the moss growing all over the expansive grounds. But their lives slowly become governed by their work—days take on a strange logic and momentum, and little by little, the margins of reality seem to be dissolving: Where does the factory end and the rest of the world begin? What's going on with the strange animals here? And after a while—it could be weeks or years—the three workers struggle to answer the most basic question: What am I doing here?With hints of Kafka and unexpected moments of creeping humor, The Factory casts a vivid—and sometimes surreal—portrait of the absurdity and meaninglessness of the modern workplace.
Häftad, Engelska, 2024
132 kr
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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 best to adjust to their new rural lives, to the constant presence of her in-laws, to the emptiness of her existence and the incessant buzz of cicadas. And then one day, while running an errand for her mother-in-law, she comes across a strange creature, follows it to the embankment of a river, and ends up falling into a hole - a hole that seems to have been made specifically for her.Thus begins a series of bizarre experiences that drive Asa deeper into the mysteries of this rural landscape and the family she has married in to, leading her to question her role in this world and, eventually, who she even is.
Häftad, Engelska, 2020
149 kr
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Asa’s husband is transferring jobs, and his new office is located near his family’s 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 remoteness, to the constant presence of her in-laws and the incessant buzz of cicadas. While her husband is consumed with his job, Asa is left to explore her surroundings on her own: she makes trips to the supermarket, halfheartedly looks for work, and tries to find interesting ways of killing time.One day, while running an errand for her mother-in-law, she comes across a strange creature, follows it to the embankment of a river, and ends up falling into a hole—a hole that seems to have been made specifically for her. This is the first in a series of bizarre experiences that drive Asa deeper into the mysteries of this rural landscape filled with eccentric characters and unidentifiable creatures, leading her to question her role in this world, and eventually, her sanity.
Inbunden, Engelska, 2023
161 kr
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From the award-winning author of Weasels in the Attic, a modern fable about the world of workBeyond the town, there is the factory. Beyond the factory, there is nothing.Within the sprawling industrial complex, three new employees are each assigned a department. There, each must focuses on a specific task: one shreds paper, one proofreads documents, and another studies the moss growing all over the expansive grounds. As they grow accustomed to the routine and co-workers, their lives become governed by their work--days take on a strange logic and momentum, and little by little, the margins of reality seem to be dissolving: Where does the factory end and the rest of the world begin? What's going on with the strange animals here? And after a while--it could be weeks or years--the three workers struggle to answer the most basic question: What am I doing here?With hints of Kafka and Beckett and unexpected moments of creeping humour, The Factory is a vivid, and sometimes surreal, portrait of the absurdity and meaninglessness of the modern workplace.
Häftad, Engelska, 2026
214 kr
Kommande
Crabs scurrying over a landfill. Huge tadpoles writhing in a pond. A gecko stuck to the window. A sudden invasion of ants. Nature mysteriously creeps in and overruns the realm of humans in this stunning collection of stories.Hiroko Oyamada masterfully conveys the sense that seemingly stable and ordinary people are cracking at the edges, that a surreal encounter with an animal can change the entire course of one’s life, that an obscure local ritual can have profound consequences. In these fifteen stories we find young couples navigating pregnancies, toddlers, and in-laws; men and women returning to their childhood homes to rediscover the enigmatic traditions they’d left behind; and children who plumb dreamlike riddles in the natural world.
Häftad, Engelska, 2022
161 kr
Skickas inom 5-8 vardagar
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.
Häftad, Engelska, 2023
126 kr
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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 KawakamiTwo 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.
Häftad, Engelska, 2024
132 kr
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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 documents, and another studies the moss growing all over the expansive grounds. As they grow accustomed to the routine and co-workers, their lives become governed by their work. Days take on a strange logic and momentum, and little by little, the margins of reality seem to be dissolving: Where does the factory end and the rest of the world begin? What's going on with the strange animals here? And after a while - it could be weeks or years - the three workers struggle to answer the most basic question: what am I doing here? With hints of Kafka and Beckett and unexpected moments of creeping humour, The Factory is a vivid, and sometimes surreal, portrait of the absurdity and meaninglessness of the modern workplace.
Inbunden, Engelska, 2024
162 kr
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'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 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 best to adjust to their new rural lives, to the constant presence of her in-laws, to the emptiness of her existence and the incessant buzz of cicadas. And then one day, while running an errand for her mother-in-law, she comes across a strange creature, follows it to the embankment of a river, and ends up falling into a hole - a hole that seems to have been made specifically for her. Thus begins a series of bizarre experiences that drives Asa deeper into the mysteries of this rural landscape and the family she has married in to, leading her to question her role in this world and, eventually, who she even is.'A great book' Patti Smith'Surreal and mesmerizing' New York Times'A rare literary page-turner' Monique Truong'A haunting and transformative work of fiction' Laura van den Berg
Inbunden, Engelska, 2026
156 kr
Kommande
Baboons chatter in the zoo. Tadpoles writhe in a pond. A gecko is stuck to the window. And ants are crawling everywhere. Nature runs wild and mysterious in this stunning collection of stories by Hiroko Oyamada in which the everyday reality of the human world, with its social norms and familial ties, slides into something altogether more strange. As children begin to explore the landscape around them and adults are forced to navigate the bumpy terrain of marriage, parenthood and grief, the non-human world pulsates with a life of its own, and humans are revealed to be the most incomprehensible species of all.
Inbunden, Tyska, 2024
262 kr
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Inbunden, Tyska, 2026
284 kr
Skickas inom 3-6 vardagar
E-bok
Tyska, 2024227 kr
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Mit feinem Gespür für das Beunruhigende in einer sich auf rätselhafte Weise verändernden Welt erzählt Hiroko Oyamada vom Leben einer jungen Frau, die zwischen Arbeit und Familie auf der Suche nach ihrem eigenen Leben ist.«Hiroko Oyamada fördert den Schrecken des vorhersehbaren Wandels zutage – die Unvermeidlichkeit unseres Seins und unserer Bestimmung.» The New York TimesHiroko Oyamada zählt zu den wichtigsten weiblichen Stimmen der zeitgenössischen japanischen Literatur und wurde für diesen Roman mit dem wichtigsten Literaturpreis Japans, dem Akutagawa Prize, ausgezeichnet. Ein junges Paar zieht von der Großstadt aufs Land. Asa folgt ihrem Mann, der von seiner Firma versetzt wird, ihren eigenen Job gibt sie auf. Warum tut sie das? Sie ist nicht schwanger, Kinder sind nicht geplant, sie könnte pendeln. Und ausgerechnet das Heimatdorf ihres Mannes, das Haus neben den Schwiegereltern, bietet sich als neue Bleibe an. Während ihr Mann fast rund um die Uhr arbeitet, versucht Asa, sich an ihr neues Leben als Hausfrau zu gewöhnen.Es ist heiß in diesem Sommer, Unmengen lärmender Zikaden rücken ihr regelrecht auf den Leib, und der einzige Fluss in der Gegend wirkt vor lauter Müll «wie aus Gelatine gemacht». Als Asa sich eines Tages bei unerträglichen Temperaturen auf den Weg in den Nachbarort macht, fällt sie in ein Loch, das scheinbar nur für sie gegraben wurde. Von da an wird Asa immer tiefer in eine unheimliche, eigenmächtige Landschaft gezogen – bis sie ihrer Wahrnehmung nicht mehr traut.«Hiroko Oyamadas Romane bewegen sich im Grenzland zwischen Realität und Fantastik, in einer unheimlichen Landschaft. Doch woher kommt der Schrecken in diesen hell erleuchteten, temperaturregulierten Welten? Aus der Natur oder besser gesagt dem, was so tut, als wäre es Natur.» The New York Review of Books
E-bok
Tyska, 2026257 kr
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Mit Anklängen an Franz Kafka und Han Kang destilliert Hiroko Oyamada das tiefe Unbehagen einer Welt, in der die Unternehmen zunehmend unbemerkt die Kontrolle über unser Leben ausüben.Die Fabrik ist ein schier unüberschaubar großes Industriegelände in einer namenlosen japanischen Stadt. Die Angestellten widmen sich den ihnen zugewiesenen Aufgaben, den höheren Zweck kennen sie nicht. Drei junge Menschen finden hier Arbeit: eine Frau, die einen Papierschredder bedient, ein Mann, der nicht näher spezifizierte Dokumente Korrektur liest, ein dritter, der das Moos studiert, das auf dem weitläufigen Gelände wächst.Während sie gewissenhaft ihrer Arbeit nachgehen, nehmen die Tage eine seltsame Logik und Dynamik an. Die Fabrik scheint sich immer mehr auszudehnen, die Ränder der Realität nach und nach aufzulösen. Wo endet die Fabrik, wo beginnt der Rest der Welt? Was ist mit den seltsamen Tieren hier los? Irgendwann stellt sich für alle drei die grundlegendste aller Fragen: Was mache ich hier eigentlich?«Oyamada zeichnet ein beklemmend-faszinierendes Porträt der modernen Arbeitskultur.» Time Magazine
E-bok
Spanska, 2021149 kr
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Al marido de Asa le han ofrecido un trabajo en una zona remota de Japón, junto al hogar en que nació. Durante un verano excepcionalmente cálido, la pareja se instala junto a la casa de los suegros, entre el ensordecedor e invasivo rugido de las cigarras. Hasta que un día Asa se topa con una extraña criatura, que no se parece a nada. La sigue hasta el terraplén de un río y cae en un agujero que parece haber sido creado para ella, y en el que queda atrapada para siempre. Casas asoladas por plagas de comadrejas. Niños fantasma. Pasillos que nos transportan "al otro lado", como si Alicia reviviera en el Japón de la tecnología punta. Oyamada firma un tríptico narrativo literariamente puro sobre la idea de que el entorno que nos rodea puede anticipar nuestras emociones y hasta nuestro destino.
E-bok
Spanska, 2026149 kr
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Quince relatos en los que flores venenosas, animales inquietantes, rituales rurales y jardines demasiado espesos resquebrajan la vida cotidiana. Hiroko Oyamada, autora de Agujero, regresa con un libro magnético, sutil y perturbador: una inmersión en el lado más extraño, hermoso y ominoso de Japón.Una mujer retorna al hogar familiar y acaba atrapada en un ritual ancestral; unas flores rojas ligadas a la muerte invaden un jardín y una genealogía; una salamanquesa adherida a una ventana convierte un embarazo en una experiencia casi alucinatoria; un niño descubre, en un jardín ajeno, un territorio salvaje y secreto. En Jardín, Hiroko Oyamada recoge quince relatos en los que insectos, plantas, perros, ranas, renacuajos, cangrejos o arañas no son simples presencias del mundo natural, sino fuerzas silenciosas que alteran la percepción, erosionan la rutina y abren una puerta a lo inexplicable. Con una prosa precisa, oblicua y adictiva, Oyamada compone un mapa de inquietudes íntimas —la maternidad, el matrimonio, la infancia, el duelo, la presión familiar, la extrañeza del cuerpo— y las somete a una lenta contaminación fantástica. Lo doméstico, lo vegetal y lo animal se entreveran con una naturalidad escalofriante, hasta crear una atmósfera única, delicada y amenazadora. Dueña de un suspense sutil y profundamente japonés, Oyamada convierte cada relato en una grieta por la que se cuela lo insólito.Tras el éxito de Agujero, Hiroko Oyamada vuelve con una colección de relatos donde lo doméstico se pudre lentamente y la naturaleza parece saber más de nosotros que nosotros mismos.CRÍTICA«Un grandísimo libro.» —Patti Smith«Estupenda. En su narrativa se percibe la influencia de Kafka y Lewis Carroll.» —Maniel Rodríguez Rivero, Babelia«Oscila entre el espejismo y el realismo impasible, y se instala en la imaginación como una presencia fantasmal.» —Nathaniel Rich, NYT Book Review«Nada parece fijo en sus libros; todo en ellos podría ser una alucinación.» —The New York Times«Sencilla, limpia como un corte con escalpelo, magnética como un amuleto.» —Andrea Núñez-Torrón, Literaturbia«Se requiere una gran dosis de talento para revertir lo cotidiano en sustento literario.» —María Teresa Lezcano, Diario Sur«¿Quién no alberga una verdad oculta sobre lo que piensa, siente o es? Hiroko Oyamada nos hace esas preguntas a través de sus personajes.» —Xesco Simón, Las Furias Magazine«La mirada de Oyamada es eminentemente nipona, anclada a una idiosincrasia y a unas costumbres que la convierten en un pájaro de extraño plumaje, pero su mirada también tiene vocación de trascendencia.» —Las Librerías Recomiendan