Tales from the Cafe: Book 2 in the million-copy bestselling Before the Coffee Gets cold series

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Toshikazu Kawaguchi Geoffrey Trousselot

Tales from the Cafe

Book 2 in the million-copy bestselling Before the Coffee Gets cold series

Toshikazu Kawaguchi, Geoffrey Trousselot

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Picador
08 October 2024

Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945); Fantasy; Fiction in translation

A beautiful, foiled hardback edition with beautiful endpapers of the second novel from the author of the phenomenon, Before the coffee gets cold: more tales from Cafe Funiculi Funicula, where customers may travel back in time - if they obey the rules. For fans of The Guest Cat and If Cats Disappeared from the World.

In a small back alley in Tokyo, there is a cafe 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 . . .

Among some faces that will be familiar to readers of Toshikazu Kawaguchi's previous novel, we will be introduced to:

The man who goes back to see his best friend who died 22 years ago The son who was unable to attend his own mother's funeral The man who travelled to see the girl who he could not marry The old detective who never gave his wife that gift . . .

This 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 readers to ponder: who would you want to meet if you could travel through time?

By: Toshikazu Kawaguchi
Translated by: Geoffrey Trousselot
Imprint: Picador
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 197mm, Width: 130mm,
ISBN: 9781035053766
ISBN 10: 1035053764
Pages: 208
Publication Date: 08 October 2024
Recommended Age: From 18 years
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Forthcoming

Toshikazu 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 COUPLE, Sunset Song, and Family Time. The novel Before the Coffee Gets Cold is adapted from a 1110 Productions play by Kawaguchi, which won the 10th Suginami Drama Festival grand prize. It was followed by Tales From the Cafe, Before Our Memory Fades and Before We Say Goodbye.