{"product_id":"strange-weather-in-tokyo","title":"Strange Weather in Tokyo","description":"\u003cb\u003eAN INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER\u003cbr\u003eSHORTLISTED FOR THE MAN ASIAN LITERARY PRIZE \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Simply and earnestly told, this is a profound exploration of human connection and the ways love can be found in surprising new places.\" --BuzzFeed \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTsukiko, 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 thirty years her senior, retired, and presumably a widower. Their relationship develops from a perfunctory acknowledgment of each other as they eat and drink alone at the bar, to a hesitant intimacy which tilts awkwardly and poignantly into love. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAs Tsukiko and Sensei grow to know and love one another, time's passing is marked by author Hiromi Kawakami's gentle hints at the changing seasons: from warm sake to chilled beer, from the buds on the trees to the blooming of the cherry blossoms. A moving, funny, and immersive tale of modern Japan and old-fashioned romance, \u003ci\u003eStrange Weather in Tokyo\u003c\/i\u003e is a masterwork by one of Japan's most beloved writers working today.","brand":"Hiromi Kawakami","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54029842022613,"sku":"BS-I6J-090163","price":16.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0777\/7170\/2485\/files\/9781640090163-HD.jpg?v=1781210079","url":"https:\/\/www.acornbookshop.com\/products\/strange-weather-in-tokyo","provider":"Acorn Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}