{"product_id":"strange-weather-in-tokyo","title":"Strange Weather in Tokyo by Kawakami, Hiromi","description":"\u003cb\u003eShortlisted for the 2013 Man Asian Literary Prize, \u003ci\u003eStrange Weather in Tokyo\u003c\/i\u003e is a story of loneliness and love that defies age.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTsukiko, 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAs Tsukiko and Sensei grow to know and love one another, time's passing is marked by 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. \u003ci\u003eStrange Weather in Tokyo\u003c\/i\u003e is a moving, funny, and immersive tale of modern Japan and old-fashioned romance.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Hiromi Kawakami\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Counterpoint LLC\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/14\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 192\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.40lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.10h x 5.50w x 0.70d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781640090163\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eHiromi Kawakami\u003c\/b\u003e was born in Tokyo in 1958. Her first book, \u003ci\u003eGod\u003c\/i\u003e (\u003ci\u003eKamisama\u003c\/i\u003e) was published in 1994. In 1996, she was awarded the Akutagawa Prize for \u003ci\u003eTread on a Snake\u003c\/i\u003e (\u003ci\u003eHebi o fumu\u003c\/i\u003e), and in 2001 she won the Tanizaki Prize for her novel \u003ci\u003eStrange Weather in Tokyo\u003c\/i\u003e (\u003ci\u003eSensei no kaban\u003c\/i\u003e), which was an international bestseller. The book was short-listed for the 2012 Man Asian Literary Prize and the 2014 International Foreign Fiction Prize. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eAllison Markin Powell\u003c\/b\u003e is a translator, editor, and publishing consultant. In addition to Hiromi Kawakami's \u003ci\u003eStrange Weather in Tokyo\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Nakano Thrift Shop\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Ten Loves of Nishino\u003c\/i\u003e, she has translated books by Osamu Dazai and Fuminori Nakamura, and her work has appeared in \u003ci\u003eWords Without Borders\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eGranta\u003c\/i\u003e, among other publications. She maintains the database japaneseliteratureinenglish.com.","brand":"Counterpoint LLC","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43656724021401,"sku":"9781640090163","price":16.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0572\/3367\/0297\/files\/img_c0a70eba-a25e-4cde-924f-3d40439ea249.jpg?v=1724620136","url":"https:\/\/bookmarksretail.store\/products\/strange-weather-in-tokyo","provider":"Bookmarks Retail","version":"1.0","type":"link"}