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Strange Weather in Tokyo
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Strange Weather in Tokyo
A new edition of the bestselling Japanese novel, now including the new short story, 'Parade'.
A new edition of the bestselling Japanese novel, now including the new short story, 'Parade'
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Tsukiko is in her late 30s and living alone when one night she happens to meet one of her former high school teachers, 'Sensei', in a bar. He is at least thirty years her senior, retired and, she presumes, a widower.
After this initial encounter, the pair continue to meet occasionally to share food and drink sake, and as the seasons pass—from spring cherry blossom to autumnal mushrooms—Tsukiko and Sensei come to develop a hesitant intimacy which tilts awkwardly and poignantly into love.
Perfectly constructed, funny, and moving, Strange Weather in Tokyo is a tale of modern Japan and old-fashioned romance. This edition contains the bonus story, 'Parade', which imagines an ordinary day in the lives of this unusual couple.
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i>Strange Weather in Tokyo is praised for its dream-like quality, mixing humour, sadness, and warmth. Reviewers highlight its enchanting love story, expertly woven against the backdrop of modern Japanese culture. The translation by Allison Markin Powell is commended for capturing the subtlety and delicacy of Hiromi Kawakami's prose, offering a beautifully understated and haunting exploration of love and loneliness.
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ISBN: 9781783785797
Publisher: Granta Books
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 06 August 2020
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: Granta Books
Contributors:
- Translated by Allison Markin Powell
- Translated by Allison Markin Powell
Audience: General / adult
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 13.0mm
Width: 129.0mm
Height: 198.0mm
Weight: 162g
Pages: 224
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About the Author
Hiromi Kawakami is one of Japan's most popular contemporary novelists. She is the recipient of the Pascal Short Story Prize for New Writers, the Akutagawa Prize, the Ito Sei Literature Award, the Japan-U.S. Friendship Commission Prize and the Joryu Bungaku Sho (Women Writers' Prize). Strange Weather in Tokyo won the Tanizaki prize, was shortlisted for the Man Asian Literary Prize, and has been translated into thirteen languages.
Allison Markin Powell is a literary translator and editor in New York City. She has translated works by Osamu Dazai, Kaho Nakayama, and Motoyuki Shibata, and was the guest editor for the first Japan issue of Words Without Borders.
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