The Diving Pool: Three Novellas
The first major English translation of one of contemporary Japan's bestselling and most celebrated authors
The first major English translation of one of contemporary Japan's bestselling and most celebrated authors
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Format: ebook
ISBN:
9781429924955 (1429924950)
Publish date: January 22nd 2008
Publisher: Picador
Pages no: 93
Edition language: English
Category:
Novels,
Literature,
Cultural,
Literary Fiction,
Contemporary,
Asian Literature,
Asia,
Horror,
Japan,
Short Stories,
Japanese Literature
The Diving Pool Author: Yokō Ogawa Translated from the Japanese by Stephen Snyder In Yokō Ogawa’s first major English translation, three stories present a brutally honest and fearless picture of obsession and desire. A cursory glance at the everyday lives of the characters presents the startlin...
She is actually quietly sadistic... O.o
These three tales offer a quiet horror, the cruelty is silent, the terror subtle, haunting us by the beauty of Yoko Ogawa's writing. She shows us individuals, unaware of a connection to their fellow beings, with no discernable anchor to the society they live in, the cruelty displayed is dislocated ...
2.5 stars, I loathed the first story.1. The Diving Pool - a bored teenage girl tortures a toddler2. Pregnancy Diary - a woman poisons her sister during pregnancy3. Dormitory - a disappearing tenant story with a novel ending
The cover, which most closely relates to the opening story, is probably one of my favorite parts of this book. The stories were well-written, with a eerie and unsettling vibe that never really panned out. I wouldn't say they were great. I do think the author is talented, so I'll probably give her an...
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