The Nakano Thrift Shop

di Hiromi Kawakami (Autore)

Allison Markin Powell (Traduttore)

Granta Books, 2025

From the bestselling author of Strange Weather in Tokyo, here is a story of treasure hoarders, bargain hunters and would-be lovers. Among the jumble of paperweights, plates, typewriters and general bric-a-brac in Mr Nakano's thrift store, there are treasures to be found. Each piece carries its own story of love and loss - or so it seems to Hitomi, when she takes a job there. And her fellow employees are just as curious as the items they sell. There's the store's owner, Mr Nakano, an enigmatic ladies' man with several ex-wives; Sakiko, his sensuous, unreadable lover; his sister, Masayo, an artist whose free-spirited creations mask hidden sorrows. And finally there's Hitomi's fellow employee, Takeo, whose abrupt and taciturn manner Hitomi finds, to her consternation, increasingly disarming. A beguiling story of love found amid odds and ends, The Nakano Thrift Shop is a heart-warming and utterly charming novel from one of Japan's most celebrated contemporary novelists. 'A charming read' Good Housekeeping 'One for the holiday suitcase' Vogue

• Autore: Hiromi Kawakami
• Traduttore: Allison Markin Powell
• Editore: Granta Books
• Anno: 2025
• Rilegatura: Paperback / softback
• Pagine: 272 p.
• Dimensioni: 198 x 129 mm
• EAN: 9781803513164

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