Four Seasons in Japan
| Autor: |
Nick Bradley
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| Jazyk: |
anglicky |
| Vazba: |
měkká |
| Počet stran: |
336 |
| Formát: |
12,7 x 19,6 cm |
| ISBN/EAN: |
9781804991688 |
| Nakladatel: |
Penguin |
| Rok vydání: |
2024 |
| Edice: |
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A heartwarming and profound novel about the power of books and connection between generations, that is also a love letter to Japan and its literature.
Flo is sick of Tokyo.
Suffering from a crisis in confidence, she is stuck in a rut, her translation work has dried up and she's in a relationship that's run its course.
That's until she stumbles upon a mysterious book left by a fellow passenger on the Tokyo Subway.
From the very first page, Flo is transformed and immediately feels compelled to translate this forgotten novel, a decision which sets her on a path that will change her life.
As Flo follows the characters across a year in rural Japan, through the ups and downs of the pair's burgeoning relationship, she quickly realises that she needs to venture outside the pages of the book to track down its elusive author.
And, as the two protagonists reveal themselves to have more in common with her life than first meets the eye, the lines between text and translator converge, and it soon becomes clear that Flo’s journey is just beginning…
Review
Surprisingly moving ... This is a novel that occupies multiple worlds in multiple ways ... a postmodern riddle while also making for an emotionally engaging story ... there's something here for everyone. ― The Times
Bradley builds a poignant, quiet and affecting novel full of love as well as loss. ― Observer
Transportive, mesmerising and beautiful, there is such a poignancy and tenderness to the story . . . written with lyrical prose that is emotive and warm. Every book worm would love this. ― Glamour
Heartwarming ― Cosmopolitan
Bradley has created an authentic sense of place, capturing the parochial intimacies and day-to-day rhythms of small-town life in Japan ― Literary Review
About the Author
Nick Bradley holds a PhD from UEA focussing on the figure of the cat in Japanese literature. He lived in Japan for many years where he worked as a translator, and currently teaches on the Creative Writing master's programme at the University of Cambridge. His debut novel, The Cat and The City, was published in 2020.
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