{"product_id":"tales-from-the-cafe-toshikazu-kawaguchi","title":"Tales from the Cafe (Toshikazu Kawaguchi)","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIn a small back alley in Tokyo, there is a café which has been serving carefully brewed coffee for more than one hundred years. But this coffee shop offers its customers a unique experience: the chance to travel back in time . . .\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFrom the author of \u003ci\u003eBefore the Coffee Gets Cold\u003c\/i\u003e comes \u003ci\u003eTales from the Cafe\u003c\/i\u003e, a story of four new customers each of whom is hoping to take advantage of Cafe Funiculi Funicula's time-travelling offer.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAmong some faces that will be familiar to readers of Toshikazu Kawaguchi's previous novel, we will be introduced to:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe man who goes back to see his best friend who died 22 years ago\u003cbr\u003eThe son who was unable to attend his own mother's funeral\u003cbr\u003eThe man who travelled to see the girl who he could not marry\u003cbr\u003eThe old detective who never gave his wife that gift . . .\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis beautiful, simple tale tells the story of people who must face up to their past, in order to move on with their lives. Kawaguchi once again invites the reader to ask themselves: what would you change if you could travel back in time?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003ch4\u003eAutorenportrait\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eKawaguchi, ToshikazuToshikazu Kawaguchi was born in Osaka, Japan, in 1971. He formerly produced, directed and wrote for the theatrical group Sonic Snail. As a playwright, his works include \u003ci\u003eCOUPLE\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eSunset Song\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eFamily Time\u003c\/i\u003e. The novel \u003ci\u003eBefore the Coffee Gets Cold \u003c\/i\u003eis adapted from a 1110 Productions play by Kawaguchi, which won the 10th Suginami Drama Festival grand prize.Trousselot, GeoffreyGeoffrey Trousselot was born in Hobart, Australia, in 1969. He is the translator of the Before the Coffee Gets Cold series. Other translations include \u003ci\u003eThe I Wonder Bookstore\u003c\/i\u003e by Shinsuke Yoshitake and \u003ci\u003eHiroshima: From the shadows of the grass\u003c\/i\u003e by Toshinori Kanaya. He was a contributing translator to \u003ci\u003eThe 20th Century Art in Japan\u003c\/i\u003e by the Tokyo Art Club.\u003c\/div\u003e\u003ch4\u003eWeitere Angaben\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eBuch (Paperback), Flapped B Format. Klappenbroschur, Englisch, 208 Seiten\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Weltbild.ch: Bücher \u0026 Outlet","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":65806819787101,"sku":"K082939071","price":11.8,"currency_code":"CHF","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0911\/8915\/0045\/files\/8293907100001A.jpg?v=1788476379","url":"https:\/\/weltbild.ch\/products\/tales-from-the-cafe-toshikazu-kawaguchi","provider":"Weltbild.ch Bücher \u0026 Outlet","version":"1.0","type":"link"}