Hiroko Oyamada Bücher
Hiroko Oyamada ist eine zeitgenössische japanische Autorin, die für ihre einzigartigen und beunruhigenden fiktiven Welten bekannt ist. Ihre Erzählungen tauchen oft in die Absurditäten des Alltags ein und verwandeln das Alltägliche in etwas Unheimliches und Nachdenkliches. Durch einen unverwechselbaren literarischen Stil erforscht sie Themen wie Entfremdung, Identität und die subtilen Ängste, die die moderne Existenz durchdringen.
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 claustr[Bokinfo].
The Factory
- 128 Seiten
- 5 Lesestunden
The English-language debut of Hiroko Oyamada—one of the most powerfully strange young voices in Japan 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.
