Hiroko Oyamada è un'autrice giapponese contemporanea nota per i suoi mondi immaginari unici e inquietanti. Le sue narrazioni spesso approfondiscono le assurdità della vita quotidiana, trasformando il banale in qualcosa di strano e stimolante. Attraverso uno stile letterario distintivo, esplora temi di alienazione, identità e le sottili ansie che permeano l'esistenza moderna.
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].
Told in three alternating first-person narratives, The Factory casts a vivid--if sometimes surreal--portrait of the absurdity and meaninglessness of modern life. With hints of Kafka and unexpected moments of creeping humor, Hiroko Oyamada is one of the boldest writers of her generation.