{"product_id":"weasels-in-the-attic-9781783789764","title":"Weasels in the Attic","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA 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 claustrophobia makes way for uneasy dreams.  Their conversations often take them in surprising directions, but when one of the men becomes a father, more and more is left unsaid.    With emotional acuity and a wry humour, Weasels in the Attic it is an uncanny and striking reflection on fertility, masculinity, and marriage in contemporary Japan.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSimmers with eerie tension and bursts with unforgettable monologues * NPR *\u003cbr\u003eOyamada is in complete control of her talent... A writer flexing their muscles and preparing for something truly profound * Japan Times *\u003cbr\u003eSurreal and mesmerizing -- Praise for THE HOLE * The New York Times *","brand":"Granta Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47851291935063,"sku":"9781783789764","price":9.49,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781783789764.jpg?v=1710633035","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/weasels-in-the-attic-9781783789764","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}