The Small Hexagonal Room
In the changing rooms of a swimming pool, a young woman is suddenly attracted to a stranger who is nevertheless ordinary, self-effacing and silent. A few days later, she meets the stranger again who is walking in the street accompanied by an old lady and, fascinated, she follows them through the city to a caretaker's lodge in the middle of a park. Inside, the two women are sitting on chairs, they seem to be waiting their turn. The older one gets up, enters a tall hexagonal cupboard: the little room to tell... Strange and haunting, this short story uses poetry and imagination to evoke the mysteries of introspection, confession and psychoanalysis.
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The Small Hexagonal Room
In the changing rooms of a swimming pool, a young woman is suddenly attracted to a stranger who is nevertheless ordinary, self-effacing and silent. A few days later, she meets the stranger again who is walking in the street accompanied by an old lady and, fascinated, she follows them through the city to a caretaker's lodge in the middle of a park. Inside, the two women are sitting on chairs, they seem to be waiting their turn. The older one gets up, enters a tall hexagonal cupboard: the little room to tell... Strange and haunting, this short story uses poetry and imagination to evoke the mysteries of introspection, confession and psychoanalysis.
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The Small Hexagonal Room

The Small Hexagonal Room

The Small Hexagonal Room

The Small Hexagonal Room

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In the changing rooms of a swimming pool, a young woman is suddenly attracted to a stranger who is nevertheless ordinary, self-effacing and silent. A few days later, she meets the stranger again who is walking in the street accompanied by an old lady and, fascinated, she follows them through the city to a caretaker's lodge in the middle of a park. Inside, the two women are sitting on chairs, they seem to be waiting their turn. The older one gets up, enters a tall hexagonal cupboard: the little room to tell... Strange and haunting, this short story uses poetry and imagination to evoke the mysteries of introspection, confession and psychoanalysis.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9786180711202
Publisher: S. Patakis
Publication date: 12/17/2024
Sold by: Bookwire
Format: eBook
Pages: 112
File size: 876 KB
Language: Greek, Modern (1453- )

About the Author

Η Γιόκο Ογκάουα γεννήθηκε το 1962 στην Οκαγιάμα της Ιαπωνίας και σήμερα ζει στη Νισινομίγια μαζί με τον σύζυγό της. Από τις σημαντικότερες σύγχρονες συγγραφείς της χώρας της, έχει τιμηθεί με όλα τα σημαντικά λογοτεχνικά βραβεία της Ιαπωνίας. Κείμενά της έχουν δημοσιευτεί στα περιοδικά New Yorker, A Public Space και Zoetrope. Έχει γράψει, μεταξύ άλλων, το Άρωμα πάγου, το Ξενοδοχείο Ίρις και τον Παράμεσο. Από τις Εκδόσεις Πατάκη κυκλοφορούν τα μυθιστορήματά της Η αστυνομία της μνήμης (2020· μτφρ. Χίλντα Παπαδημητρίου), Η πορεία της Μίνα (2023· μτφρ. Άννα Παπασταύρου), Το μικρό εξάγωνο δωμάτιο (2024· μτφρ. Άννα Παπασταύρου).
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