The Memory Police: A Novel

Name: The Memory Police: A Novel
Price: 1.99 USD
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Rating: 4 (9645 reviews)
Author: Yoko Ogawa

by Yoko Ogawa

Literary Fiction Science Fiction

4.0 (9,645)

4.0 stars from 9,645 reviews. One of the highest rated Literary Fiction books we track.

274 pages~4.6 hr readPublished by VintagePublished 2020-01-01

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Perfect for you if...

You appreciate speculative fiction that feels uncomfortably real and uses metaphor to explore political oppression.
You want a short, intense novel that lingers long after you finish it rather than a sprawling epic.
You enjoyed the controlled dread of 1984 or the philosophical unease of Margaret Atwood's work.

Maybe not for you if...

You prefer plot-driven narratives with clear resolutions and closure.
You need protagonists who actively fight back or triumph against their circumstances.
You want a faster pace. This novel moves deliberately and some readers find it slow.

About this book

On an unnamed island, objects are disappearing: first hats, then ribbons, birds, roses, and more. Most inhabitants fail to notice these changes, but those who remember the lost objects live in fear of the Memory Police, a draconian force committed to ensuring that disappeared things remain forgotten. When a young writer discovers that her editor is in danger, she devises a plan to hide him beneath her floorboards. Together, they rely on her writing as a means of preserving the past. The novel explores the trauma of loss through a story about state surveillance and enforced forgetting. The Memory Police is a finalist for the International Booker Prize and the National Book Award. Yoko Ogawa is the author of The Housekeeper and the Professor.

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Currently 4.0★ from 9,645 reviews

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