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The vanishing Cherry Blossom Bookshop / Takuya Asakura ; translated by Yuka Maeno.
Van Pelt Library PL867.5.S24 S2513 2025
By Request
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Asakura, Takuya, 1966- author.
- Standardized Title:
- 消えゆく桜書店 English
- Language:
- English
- Japanese
- Subjects (All):
- Bookstores--Fiction.
- Bookstores.
- Bookstore owners--Fiction.
- Bookstore owners.
- Soul--Fiction.
- Soul.
- Grief--Fiction.
- Grief.
- Secrecy--Fiction.
- Secrecy.
- Cats--Fiction.
- Cats.
- Tokyo (Japan)--Fiction.
- Tokyo (Japan).
- Self-realization--Fiction.
- Self-realization.
- Healing--Psychological aspects--Fiction.
- Healing.
- Memory--Fiction.
- Memory.
- Magic--Fiction.
- Magic.
- Genre:
- General Fiction.
- Translations.
- Novels.
- Physical Description:
- 207 pages ; 20 cm
- Place of Publication:
- London, UK : HarperCollinsPublishers, 2025.
- Language Note:
- In English translated from Japanese.
- Summary:
- This novel centers on a seasonal bookshop that appears during the cherry blossom period and serves as a place of reflection for visitors experiencing regret or emotional distress. The shop's proprietor and her companion assist patrons in engaging with books that connect past experiences to present circumstances. Through these encounters, visitors confront personal memories and work toward acceptance and emotional resolution. The narrative is structured across multiple seasons and explores themes of healing, memory, and the transformative role of literature.
- Notes:
- Includes questions for discussion.
- ISBN:
- 9780008736897
- 0008736898
- OCLC:
- 1536450995
- Publisher Number:
- 90104509198
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