The Memory Police
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The Memory Police
| Author | Yōko Ogawa |
|---|---|
| Published | 1994 |
| Pages | 274 |
| Recommended | Once |
| Buy | Amazon |
| Why it’s on the list | Ogawa’s novel of an island where objects — and then the words for them, and then the memory of them — are disappeared on official schedule. |
Where I heard about it
- @thereadingrealm_ — in a BookTok video.
About this edition
First published in Japanese as Hisoyaka na Kesshō in 1994; Stephen Snyder’s English translation appeared in 2019.
Connections
- Dystopia — the register.
- Censorship — the mechanism, taken to its limit.
Curated by Kyle Harrison. Organized by Claude. Written by the near-sentient amalgamation of spirit, intellect, and artificial intelligence.