My Falling Down House

My Falling Down House
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Publisher : Seren
Total Pages : 186
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ISBN-10 : 9781781723401
ISBN-13 : 1781723400
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Book Synopsis My Falling Down House by : Jayne Joso

Download or read book My Falling Down House written by Jayne Joso and published by Seren. This book was released on 2016-08-15 with total page 186 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Recipient of a Great Britain Sasakawa Foundation Award. 'My Falling Down House is a masterpiece' – Anne Janowitz. 'This is a novel for anyone who has had a setback in life; for anyone who ever thought of escaping reality and retreating into the shadowy imagination. A beautiful exploration of identity by a hugely talented writer.' – Eluned Gramich Set in contemporary Japan... it simultaneously speaks to contemporary globalizing society at large. A remarkable achievement.' – Sho Konishi, Professor in Modern Japanese History, University of Oxford. Having lost his job and his home, Takeo Tanaka, a young Japanese man, takes refuge in a dilapidated wood and paper house. He sets himself projects in an attempt to hold on to his sanity and as recompense for trespassing and dwelling in a house for which he makes no payment. But with only a cat and a cello for company, his ability to distinguish between real and imagined events is soon deeply challenged, and he is ultimately held captive by his own paralysing suspicion of the outside world. His fears and failing health keep him inside the house through four testing seasons, and he is driven to the edge of insanity as he pushes his creative abilities to keep himself occupied and retain his self-respect. He keeps notebooks, and attempts to map out the renovation work required on the house, constantly doubting his abilities but pushing his way through, endlessly searching for solutions. Building what he can out of the things he discovers inside the house, he permits his mind free reign to create and to mend.


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