by 小川洋子
First published 2008
Yoko Ogawa's acclaimed collection "The Diving Pool" plunges readers into the private obsessions of three young women. A lonely teenager secretly pines for her foster-brother as he dives into the pool. A pregnant woman's diary reveals her sister's sinister motives. On a trip home, a woman is drawn to the eerie caretaker of her old dormitory. Beneath the surface of these ordinary lives, Ogawa uncovers profound human darkness - the dangers of desire, the violence of family, the ghosts of the past. Elegant and unsettling, these tales linger with the reader long after the final page.
Genres: fiction, short-stories, literary-fiction, contemporary
Vibes: atmospheric, intimate, thought-provoking
Tropes: unreliable-narrator
164 pages · Paperback · Vintage Publishing
Content warnings: emotional-abuse