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The Bridegroom Was a Dog (Hardback)

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Published: 02/05/2024
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Waterstones Says

Haunting and atmospheric, Tawada's dark fable about a schoolteacher's romance with a dog-like man makes for a unique reading experience.

A tale of passion and romance between a Japanese schoolteacher and a doglike man, from the prize-winning author of The Last Children of Tokyo.

Mitsuko, a schoolteacher at the Kitamura school, inspires both rumour and curiosity in the parents of her students because of her unconventional manner - not least when she tells the children the fable of a princess whose hand in marriage is promised to a dog she is intimate with. And when a young man with sharp canine teeth turns up at the schoolteacher's home and declares he's 'here to stay', the romantic - and sexual - relationship that develops intrigues the community, some of whom have suspicions about the man's identity and motives.

Masterfully turning the rules of folklore and fable on their head, The Bridegroom Was a Dog is a disarming and unforgettable modern classic.

Publisher: Granta Books
ISBN: 9781803511320
Number of pages: 96
Weight: 185 g
Dimensions: 5 x 137 x 10 mm


MEDIA REVIEWS

Her masterpiece - New York Times

Brilliant, shimmering strangeness - Rivka Galchen

Tawada writes beautifully about unbearable things - Sara Baume

Every Yoko Tawada novel pulls the ground out from under us, but gives us new senses in return - Madeleine Thien

Tawada is, far and away, one of my favourite writers working today - thrilling, discomforting, uncannily beautiful, like no one you have ever read before - Laura van den Berg

Tawada's stories are delightfully surreal and fantastical... If you liked Rachel Ingalls' Mrs Caliban or indeed Kafka's The Metamorphosis, you will enjoy this unusual, unique tale - The Gloss

There is a matter-of-fact strangeness to [Tawada's] work that transports the reader without being escapist or overly fantastical. It is experimental writing that comes in at odd angles, peeling apart the familiar and unfamiliar... A strange and entrancing tale that shifts and surprises from paragraph to paragraph - Ronan Hession, Irish Times

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“Something Weird and Wonderful”

Thank you to the publishers for providing me with a copy of this in exchange for an honest review.

I went into this thinking that it was going to be a super cute romance based around Asian folklore and fairytales.... More

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“Utterly bizarre”

Perfect for fans of Sayaka Murata's more bizarre writing - totally vexing, gross-out, and thought-provoking all in one. Manages to, in a very short page count, bring up more questions and dilemmas than one person... More

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“Perfectly peculiar”

What a delightfully strange read this was! I tore through it in one sitting and am left with so many questions. The style and story put me in mind of Angela Carter, who I adore. This book is odd and unsettling in the... More

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