Strange Weather in Tokyo

A Novel
Book • 2017
Strange Weather in Tokyo follows Tsukiko, a solitary office worker in her late thirties, who unexpectedly encounters her former high school teacher, Sensei, at a local izakaya.

As they continue to meet over food and drink, their friendship gradually deepens into a hesitant, poignant romance marked by the changing seasons.

The novel is a sensuous, beautifully crafted exploration of modern urban loneliness, old-fashioned romance, and the quiet affection that can develop between two people seeking solace in each other's company.

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as Kawakami's best-known novel that won the Tanizaki Prize (background reference).
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as Kawakami's best-known earlier novel that won the Tanizaki Prize.
Ted Goossen on translating Hiromi Kawakami’s “Third Love”

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