There but for the From Kyoto’s suburban mask-makers to

From Kyoto’s suburban mask-makers to the swordsmiths of Kanazawa

der bider fra sig og lægger sig på ryggen

Ligeledes er brændingstemperaturerne i glasuropskrifterne til lertøj og porcelæn nedsat for at imødekomme et øget fokus på energiforbrug og -priser

she begins to hope for a new future

English translation of the short story 'Knokkelmanden'

There but for the From Kyoto’s suburban mask-makers toThere once was a man who, one night between the main course and the sweet at a dinner party, went upstairs and locked himself in one of the bedrooms of the house of the people who were giving the dinner party . . .' As time passes by and the consequences of this stranger's actions ripple outwards, touching the owners, the guests, the neighbours and the whole country, so Ali Smith draws us into a beautiful, strange place where everyone is so much more