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Questo è un romanzo che parla di cene tra amici. Cena numero uno: nel retro di un negozio di animali, due coppie si ritrovano a mangiare gamberetti essiccati e a discutere dell'allevamento di rari pesci tropicali. Cena numero due: in una nuova casa, in un remoto paesaggio montano, i commensali cercano una soluzione (finale) per una soffitta infestata da donnole. Cena numero tre: in una villetta sperduta con bufera di neve in corso, al pasto in cui regna una claustrofobia crescente seguono sogni inquieti e le conversazioni prendono pieghe inaspettate. Quando si tocca il tema della recente paternità di uno dei presenti, il non detto diventa il convitato di pietra e spinge con prepotenza il neogenitore in una notte popolata da incubi acquatici. Ecco le scene da matrimoni secondo Hiroko Oyamada. Con affilata perspicacia emotiva e ironia grottesca, l'autrice si dedica a una riflessione sorprendente su fertilità, maternità e paternità, mascolinità e vita coniugale nel Giappone contemporaneo. Accompagnandosi ad autrici come Sayaka Murata e Mieko Kawakami, Oyamada porta avanti, con la sua lingua «surreale e ipnotica» (The New York Times), l'indagine sull'animo umano astraendosi dalla realtà palpabile. E la verità diventa una vasca piena di pesci tropicali, che inghiottono dubbi, emozioni, certezze.
- ISBN: 8854530670
- Casa Editrice: Neri Pozza
- Pagine: 128
- Data di uscita: 20-09-2024
Recensioni
Hiroko Oyamada excels at tapping into the uneasy vibes lurking in everyday life, honing in on details that culminate into a overwhelming feeling of implacable anxiety that is often blended with a threatening surrealism. Weasels in the Attic , her latest to be translated into English by chronicles thr Leggi tutto
Rather ironic that once I'm done with this book, I found a leak on my roof that just smells so suspiciously and thought, was it perhaps the Weasels in the Attic? Though of course, I did not do what Saki and Yoko were advised to do. The book follows the narrator who wants to start a family with his wi Leggi tutto
Three related stories but different time frames. There are simple, short, and warm stories. I like the way the stories are told. I prefer the first story regarding the pet fish shop. I recommend reading this book when you need a short read and relaxation. She is a good author.
Captivating, gorgeous, gripping. Full of mystery, dread, and revelation. The old people in this novella know what's going on and sometimes the women do, too. The men? They are just trying to hang on and pretend they're in charge. Each moment that passes in this eerie novella is full of happenings ju Leggi tutto
❀ blog ❀ thestorygraph ❀ letterboxd ❀ tumblr ❀ ko-fi ❀ Having read Hiroko Oyamada’s The Hole and The Factory , I was intrigued by the premise of Weasels in the Attic , which has recently been translated into English. This book is divided into three self-contained episodes centred on the same characte Leggi tutto
I'm not entirely sure what the point of this was. I liked the idea - three short stories of one man and three different meals, dealing with fertility and masculinity. But I just don't think it was there in terms of execution. It's too short, too jarring with no clear trajectory. As a result it's rea Leggi tutto
There is no humor in this book, or if there was, I could not recognize it. It is very short, maybe 25K words. Another mish mash of random thoughts dashed off by the author, like her other two books currently available in English. The characters are generic and unmemorable. The writing is very basic, Leggi tutto
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