The Diving Pool: Three Novellas by Yoko Ogawa

Author:Yoko Ogawa
Language: eng
Format: azw3
Tags: Literary, Japanese (Language) Contemporary Fiction, Yåoko, Translations into English, Short Stories (single author), Fiction, Fiction - General, 1962-, Ogawa, General, Short Stories, Yoko
ISBN: 9780312426835
Publisher: Picador
Published: 2008-01-22T18:07:00.770000+00:00

At the service entrance, I flash my ID card from the employment agency and the guard nods gruffly. It's depressing in the back, with boxes and wet sheets of plastic and bits of vegetable littering the floor. The fluorescent lights are dim. I wander through the store with the bag that holds my equipment, looking for the best place to set up. Today, I chose a spot between the meat counter and the frozen-food cases.

First, I made a stand by stacking some boxes from the storeroom. Then I covered it with a floral-print tablecloth and set out a plate. I put crackers on the plate, took my beater from the bag, and began whipping the cream.

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