Weasels in the Attic

80 pages

English language

Published Jan. 11, 2023 by Granta Books.

ISBN:
978-1-78378-976-4
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Three connected short stories about exotic fish, weasels, and the mysteries of having a child

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Originally published individually between 2012-2014, these three short stories titled "Death in the Family," "The Last of the Weasels," and "Yukiko" feature a couple struggling to have a child. This struggle is figured and explored in three strange dinner parties with friends and acquaintances. As with Oyamada's other stories, animals have great significance for the humans , but in these the there are more metaphors than actual transformations. As always, you can never guess where Oyamada's storytelling is taking you.