Days at the Morisaki bookshop: a novel
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Contributors:
Ozawa, Eric Translator
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Published:
New York : Harper Perennial, [2023].
Format:
Book
Edition:
First U.S. edition.
Physical Desc:
147 pages ; 20 cm
Language:
English
ISBN:
9780063278677, 0063278677, 9780063278677

Notes

General Note
Originally published in Japan in 2010 by Shogkukan Inc.
Description
Twenty-five-year-old Takako has enjoyed a relatively easy existence, until the day her boyfriend Hideaki, the man she expected to wed, casually announces he's been cheating on her and is marrying the other woman. Suddenly, Takako's life is in freefall. She loses her job, her friends, and her acquaintances, and spirals into a deep depression. In the depths of her despair, she receives a call from her distant uncle Satoru. An unusual man who has always pursued something of an unconventional life, especially after his wife Momoko left him out of the blue five years earlier, Satoru runs a second-hand bookshop in Jimbocho, Tokyo's famous book district. Takako once looked down upon Satoru's life. Now, she reluctantly accepts his offer of the tiny room above the bookshop rent-free in exchange for helping out at the store. The move is temporary, until she can get back on her feet. But in the months that follow, Takako surprises herself when she develops a passion for Japanese literature, becomes a regular at a local coffee shop where she makes new friends, and eventually meets a young editor from a nearby publishing house who's going through his own messy breakup. But just as she begins to find joy again, Hideaki reappears, forcing Takako to rely once again on her uncle, whose own life has begun to unravel. Together, these seeming opposites work to understand each other and themselves as they continue to share the wisdom they've gained in the bookshop.
Language
In English, translated from the Japanese.

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APA Citation (style guide)

Yagisawa, S., & Ozawa, E. (2023). Days at the Morisaki bookshop: a novel. First U.S. edition. Harper Perennial.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)

Yagisawa, Satoshi, 1977- and Eric Ozawa. 2023. Days At the Morisaki Bookshop: A Novel. Harper Perennial.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)

Yagisawa, Satoshi, 1977- and Eric Ozawa, Days At the Morisaki Bookshop: A Novel. Harper Perennial, 2023.

MLA Citation (style guide)

Yagisawa, Satoshi and Eric Ozawa. Days At the Morisaki Bookshop: A Novel. First U.S. edition. Harper Perennial, 2023.

Note! Citation formats are based on standards as of July 2022. Citations contain only title, author, edition, publisher, and year published. Citations should be used as a guideline and should be double checked for accuracy.

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