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| Author | Hiroko Oyamada |
|---|---|
| Original title | Ana 穴 |
| Translator | David Boyd |
| Language | Japanese |
| Genre | Psychological Fiction, Absurdist fiction |
| Publisher | New Directions |
Publication date | January 24, 2014 |
| Publication place | Japan |
Published in English | October 6, 2020 |
| Media type | Print (Paperback) |
| Pages | 92 (English) |
| Award | Akutagawa Prize |
| ISBN | 978-0-8112-2887-9 |
The Hole (Japanese: 穴, Hepburn: Ana) is a novel by Hiroko Oyamada. Originally published in 2014, it is Oyamada's second novel to be translated into English, after The Factory.[1] Translated by David Boyd, an Assistant Professor of Japanese at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte,[2] the novel was published in 2020 by New Directions.[3] The first-person narrator, Asahi, a frustrated Japanese housewife, recounts the story featuring several overarching themes concerning strict gender roles of Japanese society.[4][5]
- ^ Sehgal, Parul (2019-12-17). "In 'The Factory,' a Mysterious Company Manufactures Fear". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2021-03-27.
- ^ "David Boyd". www.ndbooks.com. 2019-03-11. Retrieved 2021-03-27.
- ^ "The Hole". www.ndbooks.com. 2020-10-27. Retrieved 2021-03-27.
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