{"product_id":"strange-weather-in-tokyo-by-hiromi-kawakami-japanese-romance-novel","title":"Strange Weather in Tokyo by Hiromi Kawakami | Japanese Romance Novel","description":"\u003cp class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchorContainer\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSometimes love arrives quietly, unexpectedly and at exactly the wrong time.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchor\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTsukiko is in her late thirties, living alone and accustomed to her independent life. One evening, she unexpectedly meets \u003cstrong\u003e“Sensei,”\u003c\/strong\u003e her former high-school teacher, at a neighbourhood bar.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHe is more than thirty years older than her, retired and reserved. Their meetings begin almost accidentally—over sake, food and quiet conversation. 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The novel was originally published in Japanese as \u003cem\u003eSensei no Kaban\u003c\/em\u003e and won the \u003cstrong\u003eTanizaki Prize\u003c\/strong\u003e. \u003cspan class=\"contents\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eKey Features\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eJapanese contemporary fiction\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLiterary romance\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSlow-burn relationship\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAge-gap romance\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThemes of loneliness, companionship and love\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFood, sake and seasonal Japanese culture\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSet in modern Tokyo\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTranslated by \u003cstrong\u003eAllison Markin Powell\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eInternationally acclaimed Japanese novel\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWinner of the \u003cstrong\u003eTanizaki Prize\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eBook Details\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"group TyagGW_tableContainer\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"TyagGW_tableWrapper flex flex-col-reverse w-fit\" tabindex=\"-1\"\u003e\n\u003ctable class=\"w-fit min-w-(--thread-content-width)\" style=\"width: 100%; height: 235.126px;\"\u003e\n\u003cthead\u003e\n\u003ctr style=\"height: 19.5938px;\"\u003e\n\u003cth class=\"last:pe-10\" style=\"width: 39.2281%; height: 19.5938px;\"\u003eDetail\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003cth class=\"last:pe-10\" style=\"width: 57.9451%; height: 19.5938px;\"\u003eInformation\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/thead\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr style=\"height: 19.5938px;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 39.2281%; height: 19.5938px;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTitle\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 57.9451%; height: 19.5938px;\"\u003eStrange Weather in Tokyo\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr style=\"height: 19.5938px;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 39.2281%; height: 19.5938px;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 57.9451%; height: 19.5938px;\"\u003eHiromi Kawakami\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr style=\"height: 19.5938px;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 39.2281%; height: 19.5938px;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTranslator\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 57.9451%; height: 19.5938px;\"\u003eAllison Markin Powell\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr style=\"height: 19.5938px;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 39.2281%; height: 19.5938px;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOriginal Title\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 57.9451%; height: 19.5938px;\"\u003eSensei no Kaban\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr style=\"height: 19.5938px;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 39.2281%; height: 19.5938px;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGenre\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 57.9451%; height: 19.5938px;\"\u003eLiterary Fiction \/ Romance\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr style=\"height: 19.5938px;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 39.2281%; height: 19.5938px;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLanguage\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 57.9451%; height: 19.5938px;\"\u003eEnglish\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr style=\"height: 19.5938px;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 39.2281%; height: 19.5938px;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFormat\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 57.9451%; height: 19.5938px;\"\u003ePaperback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHiromi Kawakami\u003c\/strong\u003e is one of Japan's most widely translated contemporary novelists. 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