穴 [Ana]

by Hiroko Oyamada, 小山田浩子

仕事を辞め、夫の田舎に移り住んだ夏。奇妙な獣の姿を見かけた私は、後を追ううちに得体の知れない穴に落ちた。ごく平凡な日常と、その合間に顔を覗かせる異界。『工場』で話題を集めた著者による、待望の第二作品集。芥川賞を受賞した表題作を含む全三篇を収録。

Genres: Fiction

159 pages, Hardcover

First published January 24, 2014

About the author

Hiroko Oyamada (小山田浩子) is a Japanese author. She won the Shincho Prize for New Writers for The Factory, which was drawn from her experiences working as a temp for an automaker’s subsidiary. Her following novel, The Hole, won the Akutagawa Prize.

Reviews

[Natasha Kareeva · Rating 4 out of 5]

Коротенькая и миленькая история

[Maeva 🌷 · Rating 4 out of 5]

The writing was really good! I enjoyed how her feeling of isolation were conveyed and how gender roles of Japanese society were a recurring theme. I loved the ending.

[david irles · Rating 4 out of 5]

Una Alicia en el País de las Maravillas, pero sin necesidad de viajar a ningún otro mundo, sino que desde que la protagonista cae al agujero empieza a advertir lo bizarro de nuestra propia realidad.

[Yukari Peerless · Rating 4 out of 5]

Really enjoyed this. I also loved the two short stories included in the book. I think I found a new favourite author.

[Liam Anthony · Rating 3 out of 5]

あさちゃんの退屈が私にも感じられたまま

[Gurglovt · Rating 4 out of 5]

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