Description
Yoko Ogawa masterfully crafts a trio of unsettling novellas that delve into the darker currents beneath the surface of ordinary lives. Each story explores themes of obsession, desire, and the fragile boundaries of reality, from a teenage girl's peculiar infatuation with her foster brother's diving prowess to a woman's meticulous diary of her sister's potentially hallucinatory pregnancy. These haunting narratives, characterized by Ogawa's signature spare yet evocative prose, reveal the unexpected and often disturbing possibilities that lie dormant within us all. "The Diving Pool" is a disquieting and unforgettable exploration of the human psyche, where innocence and cruelty intertwine in unexpected ways.
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paperback
Picador
Published Jan 1, 2008
177 pages
ISBN: 9781429924955
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Details
First Published
2008
Language
jpn
Translation
From: jpn
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Content and trigger warnings for The Diving Pool by Yoko Ogawa.