{"product_id":"strange-weather-in-tokyo","title":"Strange Weather in Tokyo","description":"\u003cb\u003eShortlisted for the 2013 Man Asian Literary Prize, \u003ci\u003eStrange Weather in Tokyo\u003c\/i\u003e is a story of loneliness and love that defies age\u003c\/b\u003e \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 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. \u003ci\u003eStrange Weather in Tokyo\u003c\/i\u003e is a moving, funny, and immersive tale of modern Japan and old-fashioned romance.","brand":"Counterpoint LLC","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41875190120523,"sku":"9781640090163","price":16.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0635\/5645\/2427\/files\/imageloader_c30fdd66-cc9e-47b0-b5c9-001258cb1804.jpg?v=1762334084","url":"https:\/\/xiabooks.org\/products\/strange-weather-in-tokyo","provider":"XIA Books \u0026 Café","version":"1.0","type":"link"}