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The Lantern of Lost Memories
- Author
- Sanaka Hiiragi
- Narrator
- Hanako Footman
- Publisher
- Pan Macmillan
- Publish Date
- 22 August 2024
- Run Time
- 4 hours 55 minutes
- Format
- Audiobook
- Genre
- Magical realism, Modern and contemporary fiction: literary and general, Fiction in translation, Narrative theme: coming of age, Narrative theme: death, grief, loss, Science fiction: time travel / time slip
- Rating
- 5.0 (1 review)
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What to expect
One photograph, one treasured memory, one chance to go back . . .
If you could relive one day of your life, which would you choose? In a cosy photography studio in the mountains between this world and the next, someone is waking up as if from a dream. A kind man will hand them a hot cup of tea and gently explain that, having reached the end of their life, they have one final task.
There is a stack of photos on their lap, one for every day of their life, and now they must choose the pictures that capture their most treasured memories, which will be placed in a beautiful lantern. Once completed, it will be set spinning, and their cherished moments will flash before their eyes, guiding them to another world.
But, like our most thumbed-over photographs, our favourite memories become faded with age, so each visitor to the studio has the chance to choose one day to return to and photograph afresh. Each has a treasured story to tell, from the old woman rebuilding a community in Tokyo after a disaster, to the flawed Yakuza man who remembers a time when he was kind, and a strong child who is fighting to survive.
Extraordinarily moving and wise, Sanaka Hiiragi's The Lantern of Lost Memories is a beautiful Japanese tale about the people that make us and the moments that change us.
User Reviews
Book 5.0
Narration 5.0
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5.0 5.0
Well, a very different book. The narration was just right for this book, very clear and gentle.
We journeyed through the lives of diverse group of individuals who had reached the time of their passing from this mortal coil.
We saw snapshots from their lives.
But the ending was very poetic.
It was perfectly done.misdirect 2025-12-20
Details
- Author
- Sanaka Hiiragi
- Narrator
- Hanako Footman
- Duration
- 4 hours 55 minutes
- Release Date
- 22 August 2024
- ISBN
- 9781035023660
- Format
- Audiobook
- Publisher
- Pan Macmillan
- Genre
- Magical realism, Modern and contemporary fiction: literary and general, Fiction in translation, Narrative theme: coming of age, Narrative theme: death, grief, loss, Science fiction: time travel / time slip
- Rating
- 5.0(1 review)
- Narration
- 5.0(1 review)
Synopsis
One photograph, one treasured memory, one chance to go back . . .If you could relive one day of your life, which would you choose? In a cosy photography studio in the mountains between this world and the next, someone is waking up as if from a dream. A kind man will hand them a hot cup of tea and gently explain that, having reached the end of their life, they have one final task.There is a stack of photos on their lap, one for every day of their life, and now they must choose the pictures that capture their most treasured memories, which will be placed in a beautiful lantern. Once completed, it will be set spinning, and their cherished moments will flash before their eyes, guiding them to another world.But, like our most thumbed-over photographs, our favourite memories become faded with age, so each visitor to the studio has the chance to choose one day to return to and photograph afresh. Each has a treasured story to tell, from the old woman rebuilding a community in Tokyo after a disaster, to the flawed Yakuza man who remembers a time when he was kind, and a strong child who is fighting to survive.Extraordinarily moving and wise, Sanaka Hiiragi's The Lantern of Lost Memories is a beautiful Japanese tale about the people that make us and the moments that change us.
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