![]() The novel Before the Coffee Gets Cold is adapted from a 1110 Productions play by Kawaguchi, which won the 10th Suginami Drama Festival grand prize. As a playwright, his works include COUPLE, Sunset Song, and Family Time. įeaturing Kawaguchi's signature wistful storytelling, Before your memory fades is full of heart and emotion. He formerly produced, directed and wrote for the theatrical group Sonic Snail. The young man who realizes his love for his childhood friend too late. The younger sister whose grief has become all-consuming may explore similar ground to its predecessors in the genre, but it inventively limits the mechanics of its time travel to the confines of a small cafe, and is all the more resonant for it. The comedian who aches for his beloved and their shared dreams The daughter who begrudges her deceased parents for leaving her orphaned Among some familiar faces, readers will also be introduced to: Like the charming Tokyo cafe Funiculi Funicula, Cafe Donna Donna offers its customers the extraordinary experience of travelling through time.įrom the author of Before the coffee gets cold and Tales from the cafe comes another heartfelt story of lost souls hoping to take advantage of the cafe's time-travelling offer. ![]() ![]() ![]() On the hillside of Mount Hakodate in northern Japan, Cafe Donna Donna is fabled for its dazzling views of Hakodate port. Toshikazu Kawaguchi’s touching Before your memory fades, 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? ![]()
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