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Tales from the Cafe
Before the Coffee Gets Cold (Related to this series)
- Author
- Toshikazu Kawaguchi
- Narrator
- Kevin Shen
- Publisher
- Pan Macmillan
- Publish Date
- 17 September 2020
- Run Time
- 5 hours 33 minutes
- Format
- Audiobook
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What to expect
The second book in the multi-million-copy bestselling series about a cosy Japanese cafe that offers its visitors the chance to travel back in time.
Toshikazu Kawaguchi’s heartwarming Tales from the Cafe explores the age-old question: what would you do if you could travel back in time? More importantly, who would you want to meet, maybe for one last time?
Down a small back alley in Tokyo, in a windowless basement lit only by ceiling lamps, is the Cafe Funiculi Funicula. Amongst the familiar faces, four new customers pay a visit. Each hopes to face up to their past, in order to move on with their lives:
- The man who goes back to see his best friend who died 22 years ago
- The son who missed his own mother’s funeral
- The man who travels to see the girl who he could not marry
- The old detective, with a gift for his late wife . . .
But they must follow the rules. They must sit in a particular seat. They cannot leave the cafe. And they must return to the present before the coffee gets cold . . .
Continue the heartwarming storytelling with Before your memory fades, Before we say goodbye, Before we forget kindness and Before I knew I loved you. Translated from Japanese by Geoffrey Trousselot.
Critics Review
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With his smooth, pleasant voice, Shen channels the heartwarming and thought-provoking ambiance of the special Cafe Funiculi Funicula in Tokyo, which allows visitors to travel back in time under very specific rules. As is the case with the first book, there are four heart-tugging connected stories that explore life’s challenges and delve deeply into the characters. Shen provides unique voices and renders a wide range of emotions with depth, connecting listeners with people who seem like old friends. - WINNER OF AUDIOFILE EARPHONES AWARD
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Details
- Author
- Toshikazu Kawaguchi
- Narrator
- Kevin Shen
- Duration
- 5 hours 33 minutes
- Release Date
- 17 September 2020
- ISBN
- 9781529050882
- Format
- Audiobook
- Publisher
- Pan Macmillan
- Genre
- Magical realism, Speculative fiction, Science fiction: time travel / time slip, Fiction in translation, Modern and contemporary fiction: literary and general, Narrative theme: sense of place, Narrative theme: death, grief, loss, Narrative theme: interior life / psychological fiction
Synopsis
The second book in the multi-million-copy bestselling series about a cosy Japanese cafe that offers its visitors the chance to travel back in time.Toshikazu Kawaguchi’s heartwarming Tales from the Cafe explores the age-old question: what would you do if you could travel back in time? More importantly, who would you want to meet, maybe for one last time?Down a small back alley in Tokyo, in a windowless basement lit only by ceiling lamps, is the Cafe Funiculi Funicula. Amongst the familiar faces, four new customers pay a visit. Each hopes to face up to their past, in order to move on with their lives:- The man who goes back to see his best friend who died 22 years ago- The son who missed his own mother’s funeral- The man who travels to see the girl who he could not marry- The old detective, with a gift for his late wife . . .But they must follow the rules. They must sit in a particular seat. They cannot leave the cafe. And they must return to the present before the coffee gets cold . . .Continue the heartwarming storytelling with Before your memory fades, Before we say goodbye, Before we forget kindness and Before I knew I loved you. Translated from Japanese by Geoffrey Trousselot.
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