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The memory police / Yoko Ogawa ; translated from the Japanese by Stephen Snyder.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextLanguage: English Original language: Japanese Publisher: London ; New York : Vintage, 2020Edition: First Vintage Books editionDescription: 274 pages 20 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 1101911816
  • 9781101911815
  • 9781784700447
  • 1784700444
Uniform titles:
  • Hisoyaka na kesshō. Engelska
Subject(s): Genre/Form: DDC classification:
  • 895.636 23
LOC classification:
  • PL858.G37
Other classification:
  • He
Summary: "To the people on the island, a disappeared thing no longer has any meaning. It can be burned in the garden, thrown in the river or handed over to the Memory Police. Soon enough, the island forgets it ever existed. When a young novelist discovers that her editor is in danger of being taken away by the Memory Police, she desperately wants to save him. For some reason, he doesn't forget, and it's becoming increasingly difficult for him to hide his memories. Who knows what will vanish next?"-- Provided by publisher.
Holdings
Item type Current library Collection Call number Status Date due Barcode Item holds
Bok Hemse bibliotek Vuxen He Available 80067537106
Total holds: 0

First published in Japan in 1994 with the title Hisoyaka na kesshō by Kōdansha Ltd., Tokyo.

"To the people on the island, a disappeared thing no longer has any meaning. It can be burned in the garden, thrown in the river or handed over to the Memory Police. Soon enough, the island forgets it ever existed. When a young novelist discovers that her editor is in danger of being taken away by the Memory Police, she desperately wants to save him. For some reason, he doesn't forget, and it's becoming increasingly difficult for him to hide his memories. Who knows what will vanish next?"-- Provided by publisher.

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