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 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 is an uncanny and striking reflection on fertility,masculinity,and marriage in contemporary Japan.
Publisher: Granta BooksISBN: 9781783789757Number of pages: 80Weight: 172 gDimensions: 198 x 129 x 5 mm
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'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
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