{"product_id":"dinner-at-the-night-library-hika-harada-9781398543935","title":"Dinner at the Night Library (Hika Harada)","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFor fans of \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eWhat You Are Looking For is in the Library\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e and \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eDays at the Morisaki Bookshop\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTranslated by Philip Gabriel, the translator of \u003ci\u003eThe Travelling Cat Chronicles\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Night Library is no ordinary library.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWithin it are found the rarest and most unusual collections - the books of deceased famous writers: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ethe books they wrote\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ethe books that inspired them\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ethe books they loved\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAll Otaha Higuchi wants to do is work with books. However, the exhausting nature of her work at a chain bookstore, combined with her paltry salary and irritating manager quickly bring reality crashing down around her.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eShe is on the verge of quitting when she receives a message from somebody calling themselves 'Seven Rainbows', inviting her to apply for a job at a library with no name, a place referred to simply as 'The Night Library'.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAfter successfully passing the interview, Otaha arrives at The Night Library and her sunny personality immediately earns her comparisons with Anne of Green Gables. For the very first time she feels she has found her place in the world. As well as a treasure trove of books, the library houses a group of likeminded literary misfits, including a legendary chef who prepares incredible meals for the library's employees at the end of each day.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTogether they embark on a series of bookish adventures. But when the library's mysterious owner decides to temporarily close the library, Otaha and her friends fear that it may not reopen and that the peace they have found there will be lost to them forever. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIs their friendship and their faith in the value of books strong enough to save it? And what will remain if it isn't?  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eDinner at the Night Library \u003c\/i\u003eis a heartwarming literary mystery, filled with quirky characters, Japanese culture and the mouthwatering meals. It asks why books matter and offers a cheer of encouragement to everybody who believes they do. Ultimately, it is a paean to reading and the relevance of books through the ages-past, present, and future.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003ch4\u003eAutorenportrait\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eBorn 1970 in Kanagawa Prefecture, Harada won the 34th NHK Creative Radio Drama Grand Prix in 2005 for Little Princess No. 2. In 2007, she won the 31st Subaru Literary Award for The Teatime That Doesn't Start. Her novel How to Use 3,000 Yen won the Miyazaki Book Award. Her other books include Dinner at the Night Library and many more.\nPhilipGabriel is the author of Mad Wives and Island Dreams: Shimao Toshio and the Margins of Japanese Literature and Spirit Matters: The Transcendent in Modern Japanese Literature and has translated many novels and short stories by the writer Haruki Murakami and other modern writers. He is recipient of the Japan-U.S. Friendship Commission Prize for the Translation of Japanese Literature (2001) for his translation of Senji Kuroi's Life in the Cul-de-Sac, and the 2006 PEN\/Book-of-the-Month Club Translation Prize for his translation of Murakami's Kafka on the Shore.\u003c\/div\u003e\u003ch4\u003eWeitere Angaben\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eBuch (Paperback), Paperback - Trade paperback (UK), Englisch, 320 Seiten\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Weltbild.ch: Bücher \u0026 Outlet","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":65824872431965,"sku":"K098202753","price":15.8,"currency_code":"CHF","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0911\/8915\/0045\/files\/9820275300001A.jpg?v=1788657704","url":"https:\/\/weltbild.ch\/products\/dinner-at-the-night-library-hika-harada-9781398543935","provider":"Weltbild.ch Bücher \u0026 Outlet","version":"1.0","type":"link"}