The Ten Loves of Nishino by Hiromi KawakamiRequirements: .ePUB reader, 1.0MBOverview: Best-selling and beloved Japanese author Hiromi Kawakami (The Nakano Thrift Shop) tells the story of an enigmatic man through the voices of ten remarkable women who have loved him. Each woman has succumbed, even if only for an hour, to that seductive, imprudent, and […]
Strange Weather in Tokyo by Hiromi KawakamiRequirements: .M4A/.M4B reader, 155 MBOverview: Shortlisted for the 2013 Man Asian Literary Prize, Strange Weather in Tokyo is a story of loneliness and love that defies age. Tsukiko, 38, works in an office and lives alone. One night, she happens to meet one of her former high school teachers, […]
Strange Weather in Tokyo: A Novel by Hiromi Kawakami, translated by Allison Markin PowellRequirements: ePUB Reader, 2.3 MBOverview: Tsukiko, thirty-eight, works in an office and lives alone. One night, she happens to meet one of her former high school teachers, "Sensei," in a local bar. Tsukiko had only ever called him "Sensei" ("Teacher"). He is […]
Record of a Night Too Brief by Hiromi KawakamiRequirements: ePUB Reader, 2.0MB | RetailOverview: One morning, a woman treads on a snake. She comes home that evening and realises the snake has moved into her house and is saying she is her mother… So begins the story of a woman trying to live with a […]
The Nakano Thrift Shop by Hiromi KawakamiRequirements: ePUB Reader, 1.0MB | RetailOverview: Featuring a delightfully offbeat cast of characters, The Nakano Thrift Shop is a generous-hearted portrayal of human relationships by one of Japan’s most beloved authors. Objects for sale at the Nakano Thrift Shop appear as commonplace as the staff and customers that handle […]