Bøger af Milena Michiko Flašar

Taguchi Hiro har i to år levet som hikikomori - lukket inde på sit værelse hos forældrene i Tokio. Da han tager sig sammen til at gå ud, sætter han sig på en bænk og kigger på folk. En dag kommer en ældre kontormand i jakkesæt og slips og sætter sig overfor med sin madkasse. Så bliver tavsheden brudt og et venskab vokser frem. "Jeg kaldte ham slips" er en historie om ensomhed og angst for at spilde sit liv, om venskab og nærhed. Milena Flasar, f. 1980 i Østrig, datter af en japansk mor og en østrigsk far. "Jeg kaldte ham slips" er hendes anden roman og har modtaget flere priser. Siden er kommet "Herr Kato spielt Familie"

Milena Michiko FlaSar's Mr Kato Plays Family is an eccentric second-lease-on-life novel for fans of A Man Called Ove and Beautiful World, Where Are You.Mr Kato-a curmudgeon and recent retiree-finds his only solace during his daily walks, where he wonders how his life went wrong and daydreams about getting a dog (which his wife won't allow). During one of these walks, he is approached by a young woman. She calls herself Mie, and invites him to join her business Happy Family, where employees act as part-time relatives or acquaintances for clients in need, for whatever reason, if only for a day. At first reluctant, but then intrigued, he takes the job without telling his wife or adult children. Through the many roles he takes on, Mr Kato rediscovers the excitement and spontaneity of life, and re-examines his role in his own family. Using lessons learned with his "play families," he strives to reconnect with his loved ones, to become the father and husband they deserve, and to live the life he's always wanted.

Milena Michiko FlaSar's Mr Kato Plays Family is an eccentric second-lease-on-life novel for fans of A Man Called Ove and Beautiful World, Where Are You.Mr Kato-a curmudgeon and recent retiree-finds his only solace during his daily walks, where he wonders how his life went wrong and daydreams about getting a dog (which his wife won't allow). During one of these walks, he is approached by a young woman. She calls herself Mie, and invites him to join her business Happy Family, where employees act as part-time relatives or acquaintances for clients in need, for whatever reason, if only for a day. At first reluctant, but then intrigued, he takes the job without telling his wife or adult children. Through the many roles he takes on, Mr Kato rediscovers the excitement and spontaneity of life, and re-examines his role in his own family. Using lessons learned with his "play families," he strives to reconnect with his loved ones, to become the father and husband they deserve, and to live the life he's always wanted.

Tyveårige Taguchi Hiro har i to år levet som "hikikomori" – lukket inde på sit værelse i forældrenes lejlighed i Tokyo uden kontakt med omverdenen. Da han omsider beslutter at begive sig ud, sætter han sig på en parkbænk og kigger på folk.En dag kommer en midaldrende kontormand i jakkesæt og slips og sætter sig på bænken overfor med sin madkasse. De følgende dage dukker han op igen, tavsheden bliver brudt, og et venskab vokser frem. Kun for en fremmed tør man afsløre sine inderste tanker, sorger og drømme, mens man samler styrke til at begynde igen."Jeg kaldte ham slips" er en historie om ensomhed og angst for at spilde sit liv. Om uventet venskab og nærhed. Milena Michiko Flašars bænk står i Japan, men kunne lige så godt være placeret i Vesten."En varm og melankolsk bog med stor sproglig skønhed og klarhed" – Süddeutsche ZeitungMilena Michiko Flašar, født 1980 i St. Pölten i Østrig som datter af en japansk mor og en østrigsk far. Hun har studeret litteratur og sprog i Wien og Berlin og debuterede i 2008 med novellerne "Ich bin". Siden er kommet romanerne: "Okasaan – meine unbekannte Mutter" (2010), "Ich nannte ihn Krawatte" (2012) og "Herr Katö spielt Familie" (2018). Flašar har modtaget flere priser, blandt andet den østrigske Alpha Litteraturpreis 2012.