Abstract

World's first novel of floor plan ?!

Unique stories that unfold from 13 floor plans. A collection of slightly surreal and tranquil short stories in which the inside and outside of the body intersect.

【Recommendation】
■Otake is probably the first person in the world to first decide on the floor plan of a house and then write the story that unfolds there. 13 floor plans and 13 stories.
- Terunobu Fujimori (architect/architectural historian)

■The floor plan of a house is similar to the floor plan of the mind and body. There are unexpected passages, hidden rooms, and places where your vision suddenly opens. What expands and contracts space is the accumulation of time spent with others around us. Here, that time is rather quietly stippled, as if to end the flow.
- Toshiyuki Horie (author)

■A house that looks like a boat crossing a river. A room with a view of the sea. A hallway with two doors. A symmetrical house inhabited by identical twins. A real and mysterious story emerges from the exciting and imaginary floor plan. How sexy is the floor plan?
-Sachiko Kishimoto (translator)

Author’s Information

She writes across genres, including novels, essays, nonfiction, photo reviews, book reviews, and movie reviews. Organizer of a meeting KATARIKOKO about a talk and reading session. She has also been held the POTLUCK OF WORDS every year since the Great East Japan Earthquake. She is a walking enthusiast and has an unparalleled love for floor plans. She also takes photographs and is known as a master of roundtable discussions.