Strange weather in Tokyo : a novel /

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. He is thirty years her senior, retired and presumably a widower. Their relationship develops from a perfunctory acknowledgment of each...

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Main Author: Kawakami, Hiromi, 1958- (Author)
Other Authors: Powell, Allison Markin (Translator)
Format: Book
Language:English
Language Notes:Translated from the Japanese.
Published: Berkeley, California : Counterpoint, [2017].
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Summary: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. He is thirty years her senior, retired and presumably a widower. Their relationship develops from a perfunctory acknowledgment of each other to a hesitant intimacy which tilts awkwardly and poignantly into love. Strange Weather in Tokyo is a moving, funny and immersive tale of modern Japan and old-fashioned romance.
Item Description:"First published as The Briefcase by Counterpoint in 2012"--Title page verso.
Physical Description:179 pages : portrait ; 21 cm.
ISBN:1640090169
9781640090163