Cyngor Llyfrau Cymru
My Falling Down House
My Falling Down House
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Disgrifiad Cymraeg / Welsh Description
Wedi iddo golli ei waith a'i gartref, mae gŵr ifanc Siapaneaidd yn ceisio lloches mewn tŷ o bren a phapur, gan geisio ailgreu ei hunaniaeth. Gyda chath a soddgrwth yn unig gwmni iddo, ac ym mhresenoldeb bygythiol 'yokai', caiff ei afael ar ei bwyll ei chwalu. Enillydd gwobr Brydeinig Sefydliad Sasakawa.
Disgrifiad Saesneg / English Description
After losing his job and his home, a young Japanese man seeks refuge in a wood and paper house. He attempts to reconstruct his identity, but with only a cat and a cello for company, and the menacing presence of a shapeshifter (yokai), his ability to hold on to his sanity disintegrates. Recipient of the Great Britain Sasakawa Foundation Award.
Manylion y cynnyrch / Product details
- ISBN 13
- 9781781723395
- Gwales Code
- gwales.com.9781781723395
- Gwerthwr / Vendor
- Cyngor Llyfrau Cymru
- Long Title
- My Falling Down House
- Awdur / Author
- Joso, Jayne
- Current Price ex VAT
- £8.99
- Current Price inc VAT
- £8.99
- Availability Status (EN)
- Available
- Availability Status (CY)
- Ar gael
- Dyddiad cyhoeddi / Publication Date
- 2016-08-25
- Cyhoeddwr / Publisher
- Seren
- Editor
- Thomas, Penny
- Media Type (EN)
- Paperback / softback
- Media Type (CY)
- Clawr meddal
- Pages
- 200 pages
- Size
- 129 × 198 mm
- Language Code
- English
- Categori / Category
- CY: Nofelau a Storïau ar Gyfer Oedolion (yn Saesneg) | EN: Adult Fiction and Stories (in English)
- Is-gategori / Subcategory
- CY: Ffuglen Lenyddol a Chyffredinol (yn Saesneg) | EN: General and Literary Fiction (in English)
Bywgraffiad yr Awdur / Author Biography
Jayne Joso is a British novelist, playwright, writer and artist. Having lived and worked in Japan, China and Kenya she now lives in the UK. She received her first play commission in China. Written to celebrate Children’s Day, the play: China's Smile, enjoyed a long theatre run and was later televised. Her poetic children's book How Do You Feel? was published in Japan and has been reprinted numerous times. In 2012, she was awarded the Coracle International Writer's Residency in Ireland. In 2013 her poem Desire was purchased as part of the Abe's Penny Archive by MoMA, New York; and by the Brooklyn Museum in 2014, for their permanent collections. Her first novel, Soothing Music for Stray Cats (2009, Alcemi) explores the lives of disaffected city dwellers, and was heralded as 'the debut of a distinctive voice in contemporary British Fiction' by social historian Joe Moran; with the Times Literary Supplement projecting that it 'may emerge as one of the great, eccentric London novels'. Her second novel, Perfect Architect (2011, Alcemi), draws on Joso’s interest in architectural and psychological space. Accompanied by illustrations by Japanese artist, Hiroki Godengi, Perfect Architect was given full-page discussion in the international magazine: ICON. Her latest novel: My Falling Down House is the recipient of the Great Britain Sasakawa Foundation Award.
Adolygiad y Cyhoeddwr / Publisher Review
Set on the outskirts of Tokyo, young salaryman, Takeo Tanaka, finds himself homeless and takes up residence in a traditional Japanese dwelling. In the hopes of reconfiguring his identity, he explores what he can of Japanese traditions and materials within the fragile walls of a house, long since abandoned, and the world of nature just beyond. His failing physical and mental health keep him inside the house of wood through four testing seasons, and he is driven to find any creative means possible to busy himself and make himself useful. Setting himself the task of mapping and the renovations required on the dilapidated dwelling, forces him into a state of extreme creative awareness and problem solving – though he doubts his every move. And with only a cat and cello for company his loneliness hangs heavily about his shoulders. When the shapeshifter (yokai) arrives, and slithers through the space, Takeo is forced again to question his sanity. Negotiating a crippling paranoia about the outside world and all that modern life has given him, he takes a position of openness in his exploration of identity. It is a stripping away, a paring down, a fresh acquaintance with nature and tradition. My Falling Down House is a rich exploration of modern Japanese identity, and the need for comfort and shelter. Recipient of the Great Britain Sasakawa Foundation Award.
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