--- product_id: 214970030 title: "The Memory Police: A Novel" brand: "yoko ogawa, stephen snyder" price: "271 kr" currency: NOK in_stock: true reviews_count: 13 url: https://www.desertcart.no/products/214970030-the-memory-police-a-novel store_origin: NO region: Norway --- # The Memory Police: A Novel **Brand:** yoko ogawa, stephen snyder **Price:** 271 kr **Availability:** ✅ In Stock ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** The Memory Police: A Novel by yoko ogawa, stephen snyder - **How much does it cost?** 271 kr with free shipping - **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.no](https://www.desertcart.no/products/214970030-the-memory-police-a-novel) ## Best For - yoko ogawa, stephen snyder enthusiasts ## Why This Product - Trusted yoko ogawa, stephen snyder brand quality - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Description Finalist for the International Booker Prize and the National Book Award A haunting Orwellian novel about the terrors of state surveillance, from the acclaimed author of The Housekeeper and the Professor . On an unnamed island, objects are disappearing: first hats, then ribbons, birds, roses. . . . Most of the inhabitants are oblivious to these changes, while those few able to recall the lost objects live in fear of the draconian Memory Police, who are committed to ensuring that what has disappeared remains forgotten. When a young writer discovers that her editor is in danger, she concocts a plan to hide him beneath her floorboards, and together they cling to her writing as the last way of preserving the past. Powerful and provocative, The Memory Police is a stunning novel about the trauma of loss. ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR THE NEW YORK TIMES * THE WASHINGTON POST * TIME * CHICAGO TRIBUNE * T HE GUARDIAN * ESQUIRE * THE DALLAS MORNING NEWS * FINANCIAL TIMES * LIBRARY JOURNAL * THE A.V. CLUB * KIRKUS REVIEWS * LITERARY HUB American Book Award winner ## Technical Specifications | Specification | Value | |---------------|-------| | Dimensions | 5.15 x 0.83 x 7.91 inches | | Edition | 1st | | Isbn 10 | 1101911816 | | Isbn 13 | 978-1101911815 | | Item Weight | 2.31 pounds | | Language | English | | Print Length | 288 pages | | Publication Date | July 28, 2020 | | Publisher | Vintage | ## Images ![The Memory Police: A Novel - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/91mWGZ17QRL.jpg) ## Available Options This product comes in different **Media Language, Media Format** options. ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ A Beautiful, Poignant, Brilliant, Strange, Captivating, and Terrifying Tale *by on Reviewed in the United States February 27, 2025* Yoko Ogawa’s “The Memory Police” blends dystopian fiction, science fiction, and magical realism into a mesmerizing exploration of memory and identity. This beautifully written tale is simultaneously poignant, brilliant, strange, captivating, and terrifying.The novel takes place on an unnamed island where objects periodically “disappear”—not just from people’s memories, but physically as well. The Memory Police systematically remove items, even books, from society, ensuring these items cannot trigger remembrance. What makes this premise so chilling is the totalitarian enforcement of forgetting—a true Orwellian tale of government control and authoritarian rule.As these disappearances accumulate, Ogawa shows how every aspect of our lives, down to the smallest objects, anchors our sense of reality and personal history. Something vanishes every day, erasing little pieces of people’s lives. Most island inhabitants forget these items immediately, going about their lives as if nothing has changed. But some remember—and these individuals live in constant danger, hunted by the Memory Police who enforce the disappearances.The novel had me asking profound questions: What happens to identity when both physical objects and memories are stolen? What do people become under such oppressive control? And what happens to those captured by the Memory Police, never to return? These mysteries kept me intrigued and engaged throughout.Under constant government surveillance, island residents attempt to maintain normalcy in an increasingly abnormal world. The protagonist’s struggle, alongside those who still remember, creates a tension that builds toward an ending that continued to haunt me long after finishing the last page.I devoured “The Memory Police” in nearly one sitting, captivated by its eerie atmosphere and philosophical depth. The novel’s peculiar beauty lies in how it lingers in the mind, raising questions about memory, authoritarianism, and what remains when our connections to the physical world are forcibly severed. Any book that keeps me questioning and reflecting long after the story ends is, in my estimation, truly exceptional. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Weird and wonderful *by on Reviewed in the United States June 10, 2026* So strange and yet so compelling.. I defy you to not love this book. Can't wait w real more from this author. ### ⭐⭐⭐ Well written but boring *by on Reviewed in the United States July 23, 2026* The plot was almost non existent. The premise & writing were so beautiful and intriguing but then nothing would happen. Characters were so blank & unfeeling, especially our main character. 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