Why people recommend it
The Memory Police by Yōko Ogawa is a haunting dystopian novel about an island where objects and concepts systematically disappear from collective consciousness. On The Book Review podcast episode titled The Fictional World of Edward P. Jones, broadcast on July 18, 2024, Gilbert Cruz spoke about having recently read Ogawa's work. Cruz mentioned the novel during the segment and noted that he intended to explore the title further in a subsequent conversation with his colleagues at the publication. His remarks drew attention to the eerie, atmospheric premise of the book, positioning it as a notable read within contemporary translated fiction. Although his initial mention was brief, Cruz framed the novel as an engaging text worthy of deeper analysis and discussion alongside other literary works featured on the program that week.
Who recommended it
- Gilbert Cruz Recommended
Gilbert Cruz — 2 mentions
“I'm going to going to talk about this a little later on the podcast with uh some of my colleagues here at the book review but the book that I um just read is Yoko ogawa's the memory police”
“and I read Yoko ogawa's the memory police”
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Other mentions (1: passing, ad reads, own books)
“I spoke last week about Yoko ogawa's the memory police”