

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.
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 earlier novel that won the Tanizaki Prize.

Amy Chavez

Ted Goossen on translating Hiromi Kawakami’s “Third Love”


