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Indlæser... Stand-In Companion (Red Circle Minis) (udgave 2018)af Kazufumi Shiraishi (Forfatter), Raj Mahtani (Oversætter)
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Stand-In Companion, by the award-winning Japanese author Kazufumi Shiraishi, explores the struggle to find love, companionship and meaning in life. In any society, relationship dynamics are complex. And as Hayato, a Japanese industrial designer will discover in this clever and absorbing tale, this is even the case in a future world enriched by technology, AI and androids. A love story with a twist, Stand-In Companion is a touching and powerful exploration of infertility and relationships. Hayato and his wife, Yutori, face deeply human challenges in a world where science has solved almost every problem. A clever, absorbing and profoundly modern tale from one of Japan's best and most insightful storytellers. Red Circle Minis: Original, Short and Compelling Reads Stand-In Companion is part of Red Circle Minis, a series of short captivating books by Japan's finest contemporary writers that brings the narratives and voices of Japan together as never before. Each book is a first edition written specifically for the series and is being published in English first. No library descriptions found. |
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Hayato and Yutori have their own issues which would make a baby unlikely. And yet they try. The story is told in two viewpoints - hers and his and before long, things just stop adding up. By the middle of the second chapter, it becomes clear that each of the them is actually telling us a different story - that the common story they appeared to narrate diverged somewhere along the lines and it is not just an unreliable narrator (or 2) that causes the incompatibilities. As the companions are introduced early on, the explanation is obvious - although it takes awhile for everything to snap into a single picture and the story even manages to surprise a reader here and there.
Despite its setting, the story is really a meditation on what family means and what is important in a relationship. It works better than I expected despite its somewhat convoluted structure and I enjoyed piecing the story together. And while some more depth may have added to the story, I found it touching and powerful even at this length. ( )