Strange Weather in Tokyo
Author(s): Hiromi Kawakami
Translated Fiction | Hidden Gems
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.
Product Information
General Fields
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- : Granta Books
- : Granta Books
- : 162.0
- : 01 September 2020
- : books
Special Fields
- : Hiromi Kawakami
- : Hiromi Kawakami
- : Paperback
- : English
- : 895.636
- : 210
- : Allison Markin Power
- : Allison Markin Power