Tales from the Cafe
- Author Toshikazu Kawaguchi
- Narrator Kevin Shen
- Publisher Pan Macmillan
- Run Time 5 hours and 33 minutes
- Format Audio
- Genre Fantasy, Fiction in translation, Magical realism, Modern and contemporary fiction, Narrative theme: Sense of place, Science fiction, Science fiction: time travel, Speculative fiction.
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What to expect
The million-copy bestselling series.
Toshikazu Kawaguchi’s heartwarming Tales from the Cafe, translated from Japanese by Geoffrey Trousselot, explores the age-old question: what would you do if you could travel back in time? More importantly, who would you want to meet, maybe for one last time?
In a small back alley in Tokyo, there is a cafe which has been serving carefully brewed coffee for more than one hundred years. But this coffee shop offers its customers a unique experience: the chance to travel back in time . . .
From the author of Before the Coffee Gets Cold comes a story of four new customers each of whom is hoping to take advantage of Cafe Funiculi Funicula's time-travelling offer. Among some faces that will be familiar to readers, we will be introduced to:
The man who goes back to see his best friend who died 22 years ago
The son who was unable to attend his own mother’s funeral
The man who travelled to see the girl who he could not marry
The old detective who never gave his wife that gift . . .
This beautiful tale tells the story of people who must face up to their past, in order to move on with their lives.
Continue the heartwarming storytelling with Before Your Memory Fades and Before We Say Goodbye.
*Pre-order Book 5, Before We Forget Kindness, now!*
Critics Review
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With his smooth, pleasant voice, Shen channels the heartwarming and thought-provoking ambiance of the special Cafe Funiculi Funicula in Tokyo, which allows visitors to travel back in time under very specific rules. As is the case with the first book, there are four heart-tugging connected stories that explore life’s challenges and delve deeply into the characters. Shen provides unique voices and renders a wide range of emotions with depth, connecting listeners with people who seem like old friends. – WINNER OF AUDIOFILE EARPHONES AWARD
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