Before Your Memory Fades

Resumen del libro

The million-copy bestselling series. Toshikazu Kawaguchiâ 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?On the hillside of Mount Hakodate in northern Japan, Cafe Donna Donna is fabled for its dazzling views of Hakodate port. But thatâ s not all.

Cafe Donna Donna offers its customers the extraordinary experience of travelling through time. From 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. Among some familiar faces, readers will also be introduced to:The daughter who begrudges her deceased parents for leaving her orphanedThe comedian who aches for his beloved and their shared dreamsThe younger sister whose grief has become all-consumingThe young man who realizes his love for his childhood friend too late .

. . Featuring Kawaguchi's signature wistful storytelling, Before Your Memory Fades is full of heart and emotion.

Catch up on the rest of the series set in the charming Tokyo cafe Funiculi Funicula, with Before the Coffee Gets Cold, Tales from the Cafe and Before We Say Goodbye.

Biografía del autor

x{0026}lt;P ALIGN=JUSTIFY x{0026}lt;B Toshikazu Kawaguchix{0026}lt;/B nació en Osaka, Japón, en 1971. Ha sido productor, director y escritor para el grupo de teatro Sonic Snail. Como guionista, sus trabajos más importantes incluyen x{0026}lt;I COUPLEx{0026}lt;/I , x{0026}lt;I Sunset Songx{0026}lt;/I y x{0026}lt;I Family Timex{0026}lt;/I .x{0026}lt;/P x{0026}lt;P ALIGN=JUSTIFY x{0026}lt;I x{0026}lt;tab Antes de que se enfríe el caféx{0026}lt;/I (Plaza x{0026}amp; Janés, 2021), su debut como novelista, está basado en la obra teatral homónima que recibió el primer premio en el festival de teatro de Suginami y cuenta con una exitosa adaptación cinematográfica en su país. Además, se convirtió en todo un fenómeno internacional que ya ha vendido más de tres millones de ejemplares en todo el mundo. Su segunda novela, x{0026}lt;I La felicidad cabe en una taza de caféx{0026}lt;/I (Plaza x{0026}amp; Janés, 2023), también ha conquistado a los lectores y a la crítica. x{0026}lt;I El primer café del díax{0026}lt;/I es la tercera entrega de la serie.x{0026}lt;/P