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Strange Weather in Tokyo by Hiromi Kawakami – book cover

Strange Weather in Tokyo: A Novel

By Hiromi Kawakami

Tsukiko is in her late thirties and living alone when one night she happens to meet one of her former high school teachers, Sensei, in a bar. After this initial encounter, the pair continue to meet occasionally to share food…

Release Date
2013
Length
176 pages
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Our Review

Tsukiko is in her late thirties and living alone when one night she happens to meet one of her former high school teachers, Sensei, in a bar. After this initial encounter, the pair continue to meet occasionally to share food and drink sake and come to develop a hesitant intimacy which tilts awkwardly into love.

Author

Hiromi Kawakami