Welcome to the Dolls HouseYumiko Kawahara's disturbing short stories explore the strange and codependent world of dolls and the people who own them.Both quirky and unsettling, these science-fiction morality fables question the dark side of love and pride.Fair warning: When you live inside a dollhouse, it's hard to tell who's the puppet and who's the master...
Return to the Dolls HouseOnce again, Yumiko Kawahara delivers a collection of wildly imaginative tales about man's best friend--the seductive and oddly compelling Plant Dolls.In one story, a young man finds comfort from a doll that shares his heartbreak of a lonely childhood. In another, a doll holds the key to a vast family fortune. And in this volume's final story, a singing doll is discovered. But when she sings...madness ensues!These stories and others make it clear that love is a very complicated thing. Why, for example, does it often come with attachments both agreeable and perverse? Perhaps the Plant Dolls have the answer to this eternal question...
Beneath the Planet of the Dolls!When a young man visits his doctor for a routine check-up, he is told that he'll soon turn into a tree. How odd!A father buys a doll that looks just like his daughter. How creepy!A fortune-teller abducts a woman and teaches her about the meaning of life. How felicitous!With these and other stories, author Yumiko Kawahara welcomes readers into her world...an upside-down place filled with love, obsession and Plant Dolls!
In Every Dolls House a HeartacheFor example, in this volume's first story, the bond between a little boy and his doll leads to a happy (but bittersweet) conclusion. In another story, a rich man becomes obsessed with something called the Tiara of Melancholy. And in Kawahara's most satisfying story yet, a young girl uses her doll to communicate with heaven.In every one of these tales, love comes with a hefty and unexpected price tag. Be careful, dear readers. Every step you take will take you further from heaven. And the final question remains: Is there a heaven?