Diary of a Void A prizewinning Japanese novel about work and womanhood
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ePUB
Kopierschutz
Ja
Family Sharing
Nein
Text-to-Speech
Ja
Erscheinungsdatum
11.08.2022
Verlag
VermilionSeitenzahl
224 (Printausgabe)
Dateigröße
2007 KB
Übersetzt von
Lucy North + weitere
Sprache
Englisch
EAN
9781473593367
A hilarious, feminist read from a new star in Japanese fiction.
For the sake of women everywhere, Ms Shibata is going to pull off the mother of all deceptions.
One day at work, Ms Shibata refuses to clear away the coffee cups, because she is pregnant, and cannot bear the smell. The only thing is, Ms Shibata is not pregnant.
At first, the lie offers her freedom. But being a mother-to-be is not easy. Ms Shibata has a nine-month ruse to keep up. Before long, it becomes all absorbing, and with the help of towel-stuffed shirts and a diary app tracking every stage of her imagined baby's development, the boundary between deception and reality begins to dissolve.
Diary of a Void is a prizewinning Japanese novel about workplace sexism, gender roles and loneliness. Hilarious and unsettling, it is a subversive feminist novel about what happens when a lie takes on a life of its own.
Translated from the Japanese by David Boyd and Lucy North
'Incredibly thought-provoking... you'll love Yagi's writing' STYLIST
'A subversive, surreal read that will strike a cord' RED
'One of the most passionate cases I've ever read for female interiority, for women's creative pulse and rich inner life' NEW YORKER
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I loved it! The lie of the protagonist...
I loved it! The lie of the protagonist was the all-time focus and it rose a lot of different emotions and thoughts within the protagonist and within myself. The book can be something to reflect on, but it can also just be a fun and easy read. -
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Funny and sad at the same time!
Emi Yagi's prize-winning debut tells the story of 34-years old Mrs. Shibata who is working in a male dominated office and treated as the office's coffee serving secretary even though she is on the same level as all of her male coworkers. Cleaning dirty mugs, tidying up the conference room and keeping the common room with its little kitchen pristine are only a few of the menial tasks she has to fulfill besides her actual work - until one day she claims to be pregnant and everything changes. Yagi's social observations as well as her subtle sense of humour make this novel an easy yet highly insightful read thanks to Shibata's strong character. Despite living a lie and thereby excluding herself from any meaningful personal relationship, Shibata is truthful in describing her feelings and what it means to be truly alone and "doing it all" on your own. The perfect read for a short and entertaining trip into Japanese culture, single motherhood and working life. -
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What a strange idea
Imagine telling your friends and co-workers that you're pregnant just so you can live a normal life. This book deals with this idea and others that come up on the topic. The rather cynical, dry humor really suited my taste. -
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Loved it, except for the end
I liked Diary Of A Void very much, I had so much fun reading it. The story is about a woman, Ms Shibata, who wants to be pregnant, isn’t though, so she is pretending to be, just to avoid the obligation of cleaning up the coffee cups. She is letting her coworkers know very early on, that she is with child (which she is not) and she is starting to like the attention she is getting. I liked how everyone behaved different around Ms Shibata, which was, or is, how the real world is treating pregnant women on a daily basis. The end threw me off though, Shibata seemed to fall into a deep delusion, and I couldn’t tell what was real and what was happening in her imagination anymore. That made it difficult for me to fully appreciate the conclusion. So a good 3 out of 5 Stars for me!
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