Strange Weather in Tokyo
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AN INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER SHORTLISTED FOR THE MAN ASIAN LITERARY PRIZE “Simply and earnestly told, this is a profound exploration of human connection and the ways love can be found in surprising new places.” —BuzzFeed Tsukiko, thirty–eight, works in an office and lives alone. One night, she happens to meet one of her former high school teachers, "Sensei," in a local bar. Tsukiko had only ever called him "Sensei" ("Teacher"). He is thirty years her senior, retired, and presumably a widower. Their relationship develops from a perfunctory acknowledgment of each other as they eat and drink alone at the bar, to a hesitant intimacy which tilts awkwardly and poignantly into love. As Tsukiko and Sensei grow to know and love one another, time's passing is marked by author Hiromi Kawakami's gentle hints at the changing seasons: from warm sake to chilled beer, from the buds on the trees to the blooming of the cherry blossoms. A moving, funny, and immersive tale of modern Japan and old–fashioned romance, Strange Weather in Tokyo is a masterwork by one of Japan's most beloved writers working today.
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AN INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER SHORTLISTED FOR THE MAN ASIAN LITERARY PRIZE “Simply and earnestly told, this is a profound exploration of human connection and the ways love can be found in surprising new places.” —BuzzFeed Tsukiko, thirty–eight, works in an office and lives alone.
Who wrote Strange Weather in Tokyo?
Strange Weather in Tokyo was written by Hiromi Kawakami.
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