eriol reads books reviewed Weasels in the Attic by Hiroko Oyamada
Review of 'Weasels in the Attic' on 'Goodreads'
4 stars
Nicely paced short story that's hard to put down!
Paperback, 80 pages
English language
Published Jan. 11, 2023 by Granta Books.
Nicely paced short story that's hard to put down!
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.