Dinner at the night library : a novel / Hika Harada ; translated by Philip Gabriel.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Harada, Hika, 1970- author.

Contributor:

Gabriel, Philip, 1953- translator.

Standardized Title:

Toshokan no oyashoku. English

Language:

English

Japanese

Subjects (All):

Libraries--Fiction.

Libraries.

Books and reading--Fiction.

Books and reading.

Library employees--Fiction.

Library employees.

Interpersonal relations--Fiction.

Interpersonal relations.

Dinners and dining--Fiction.

Dinners and dining.

Genre:

Magic realist fiction.

Psychological fiction.

Physical Description:

311 pages ; 20 cm

Edition:

First English-language edition.

Place of Publication:

Toronto, Ontario : Hanover Square Press, 2025.

Language Note:

Translated from Japanese.

Summary:

The Night Library on the outskirts of Tokyo isn't your ordinary library. It's only open from seven o'clock to midnight. It exclusively stores books by deceased authors, and none of them can be checked out -- instead, they're put on public display to be revered and celebrated by the library's visitors, akin to a book museum. Otoha Higuchi, the newest employee, has been recruited to work at the library by the mysterious anonymous owner. There, Otoha meets the other staff, comprised of former librarians and booksellers who, like her, have been damaged in some way by the rocky publishing industry - yet none of them have ever given up on their dedication to books. Night after night, Otoha bonds with her colleagues over meals in the library caf̌, each of which are inspired by the literature on the shelves. When strange occurrences start happening around the library that may bring the threat of closure, it forces Otoha and the library staff to rethink their entire relationship with work and what they really want in life.

ISBN:

9781335013408

1335013407

OCLC:

1482784104

Publisher Number:

90103139228