a novel Yagisawa, Satoshi 1977- creator author. Ozawa, Eric translator. text Psychological fiction. nyu 2024 2024 monographic eng jpn

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167 pages ; 21 cm. "In this charming and emotionally resonant follow up to the internationally bestselling Days at the Morisaki Bookshop, Satoshi Yagisawa paints a poignant and thoughtful portrait of life, love, and how much books and bookstores mean to the people who love them. Set again in the beloved Japanese bookshop and nearby coffee shop in the Jimbochi neighborhood of Toyko, More Days at the Morisaki Bookshop deepens the relationship between Takako, her uncle Satoru , and the people in their lives. A new cast of heartwarming regulars have appeared in the shop, including an old man who wears the same ragged mouse-colored sweater and another who collects books solely for the official stamps with the author's personal seal. Satoshi Yagisawa illuminates the everyday relationships between people that are forged and grown through a shared love of books. Characters leave and return, fall in and out of love, and some eventually die. As time passes, Satoru, with Takako's help, must choose whether to keep the bookshop open or shutter its doors forever. Making the decision will take uncle and niece on an emotional journey back to their family's roots and remind them again what a bookstore can mean to an individual, a neighborhood, and a whole culture"-- adult Satoshi Yagisawa ; translated from the Japanese by Eric Ozawa. Originally published in Japan in 2011 by Shogkukan Inc. Bookstores Fiction Books Fiction Families Japan Fiction Interpersonal relations Fiction Bookstores Fiction Books Fiction Interpersonal relations Fiction Tokyo (Japan) Fiction Tokyo (Japan) Fiction PL877.5.A348 Z98313 2024 895.636 Y108m 9780063278714 2024391950 ON8 241231 20260124135506.0 23966487 eng