Weasels in the Attic

Hiroko Oyamada, David Boyd

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Granta
07 February 2023

Fiction & Literature; Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945); Fiction in translation

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 Atticis an uncanny and striking reflection on fertility, masculinity, and marriage in contemporary Japan.

By: Hiroko Oyamada
Translated by: David Boyd
Imprint: Granta
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 198mm, Width: 129mm, Spine: 5mm
Weight: 172g
ISBN: 9781783789757
ISBN 10: 1783789751
Pages: 80
Publication Date: 07 February 2023
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Born in Hiroshima in 1983, HIROKO OYAMADA a is the author of two novellas: The Factory, which won the Shincho Prize for New Writers, and The Hole, which won Japan's prestigious Akutagawa Prize. Oyamada has also written numerous short stories and essays. DAVID BOYD is an award-winning translator, and assistant professor of Japanese at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte. He has translated fiction by Tatsuhiko Shibusawa, Izumi Suzuki, and Mieko Kawakami, among others.

Reviews for Weasels in the Attic

Oyamada is in complete control of her talent... A writer flexing their muscles and preparing for something truly profound * Japan Times * Surreal and mesmerizing -- Praise for THE HOLE * The New York Times * [Hiroko Oyamada's] strongest, most memorable work yet... Every scene is deeply unsettling... The book simmers with eerie tension and bursts with unforgettable monologues -- Yurina Yoshikawa * NPR *