Strange weather in Tokyo
Kawakami, Hiromi, 1958-2013
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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.
Main title:
Strange weather in Tokyo / Hiromi Kawakami ; translated from the Japanese by Allison Markin Powell.
Author:
Kawakami, Hiromi, 1958-, authorPowell, Allison Markin, translator
Work:
Imprint:
London : Portobello Books, 2013, c2012.
Collation:
176 p. ; 22 cm.
Notes:
Originaly published in Japan in 2001 under the title Sensei no kaban by Bungei Shunju, Tokyo.Translated from the Japanese.
ISBN:
97818462750819781846275104
Dewey class:
895.636
Language:
EnglishJapanese
Added title:
Subject:
BRN:
209681
| Location | Collection | Call number | Status/Desc |
|---|---|---|---|
| Library at the Dock | Fiction | KAWA | On loan - Due: 14 Jul 2026 |