Before We Say Goodbye, Toshikazu Kawaguchi, Pan Macmillan, ISBN: 9781035023431|
The fourth novel in the sensational Before the Coffee Gets Cold million-copy series, Before We Say Goodbye, features Kawaguchi’s signature heart-warming characters and wistful storytelling.
The regulars at the magical Cafe Funiculi Funicula are well acquainted with its famous legend, and extraordinary secret menu time travel offering.
Many patrons have reunited with old flames, made amends with estranged family, and visited loved ones.
But the journey is not without risks and there are rules to follow.
Travellers must have visited the cafe previously and most crucially, must return to the present in the time it takes for their coffee to go cold.
In the tradition of Toshikazu Kawaguchi’s whimsical, ‘Before the Coffee Gets Cold’ series, readers will once again be introduced to a new set of visitors:
The husband with something important left to say
The woman who couldn’t bid her dog farewell
The woman who couldn’t answer a proposal
The daughter who drove her father away…
Translated from Japanese by Geoffrey Trousselot, Kawaguchi asks: who would you visit if you could travel through time?
ABOUT THE AUTHOR:
Toshikazu Kawaguchi was born in Osaka, Japan, in 1971.
He formerly produced, directed and wrote for the theatrical group Sonic Snail.
As a playwright, his works include COUPLE, Sunset Song and Family Time.
The novel Before the Coffee Gets Cold is adapted from an 1110 Productions play by Kawaguchi, which won the 10th Suginami Drama Festival grand prize.
It was followed by Tales from the Cafe, Before Your Memory Fades and Before We Say Goodbye.
Toshikazu Kawaguchi lives in Japan.
