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Le Café du temps retrouvé

Le Café du temps retrouvé

Time TravelContemporary Literature
Pages
224
Published
2022
Language
French

Synopsis

In a small, unassuming Tokyo cafe, a unique rule allows patrons to travel back in time. But this journey comes with strict conditions: they must return before their coffee gets cold, and nothing they do in the past can change the present. Through a series of poignant encounters, customers confront their regrets, seek closure, and find unexpected solace in revisiting moments that shaped their lives.

Prose complexity
4/10

Vibe

EmotionalHopefulMelancholicReflectiveHeartwarming
Second ChanceRedemption Arc

Genres

Time Travel Contemporary Literature Magical Realism Literary Fiction

Authors

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Mathilde Tamae-Bouhon

Mathilde Tamae-Bouhon is the author of the popular novel, Convenience Store Woman. Her work often explores unique perspectives on everyday life. Readers enjoy her sharp observations and distinctive characters.

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川口俊和

Toshikazu Kawaguchi (川口俊和) is a Japanese novelist, playwright and theatrical director, born in Osaka on 3 April 1971. He began working in theatre at 22, going on to produce, write and direct for the group Sonic Snail before founding his own company, Kawaguchi Produce. His play Before the Coffee Gets Cold won the Grand Prize at the 10th Suginami Theatre Festival in 2013; at an editor's urging he adapted it into a novel, published in Japan in 2015. The book became an international bestseller a...