Tales from the Cafe

#2 Before the Coffee Gets Cold

Toshikazu Kawaguchi, Geoffrey Trousselot

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Picador
05 October 2020

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

Series: Before the Coffee Gets Cold

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

From the author of Before the Coffee Gets Cold comes a story of four new customers each of whom is hoping to take advantage of Cafe Funiculi Funicula's time-travelling offer.

Among some faces that will be familiar to readers of 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 went back 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 the reader to ask themselves: what would you change if you could travel back in time?

By: Toshikazu Kawaguchi
Translated by: Geoffrey Trousselot
Imprint: Picador
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 197mm, Width: 132mm, Spine: 14mm
Weight: 154g
ISBN: 9781529050868
ISBN 10: 1529050863
Series: Before the Coffee Gets Cold
Pages: 224
Publication Date: 05 October 2020
Recommended Age: From 18 years
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

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.