Sur le flanc du mont Hakodate, au nord du Japon, le café Dona Dona est réputé pour sa vue imprenable sur le port de la ville. Mais surtout, comme au café Funiculi Funicula à Tokyo, il est possible pour ses clients d'y vivre une expérience extraordinaire : voyager dans le passé, le temps d'une tasse de café. On y rencontre Yayoi, une jeune fille qui en veut à ses parents défunts d'avoir fait d'elle une orpheline ; Todoroki, un comédien se languissant de son épouse et de leurs rêves communs ; Reiko, submergée par la disparition de sa soeur ; et Reiji, qui comprend trop tard à quel point il aime son amie d'enfance... Autant d'âmes sincères goûtant à la saveur de moments perdus, et qui apprennent à envisager l'avenir avec plus de sérénité. Après Le Café du temps retrouvé et Tant que le café est encore chaud, Kawaguchi confirme, avec ce troisième roman réconfortant, son talent de conteur.
La légende raconte que dans un café tokyoïte très particulier une expérience unique vous est proposée : voyager dans le passé... Et certains veulent s'y essayer. Ainsi Gôtarô voudrait-il revoir un ami décédé il y a plus de vingt ans ; Yukio, dire à sa mère combien il aurait voulu être plus proche d'elle ; Katsuki, retrouver la jeune fille qu'il regrette de ne pas avoir épousée ; Kyioshi, un vieil enquêteur, offrir à sa femme le plus précieux des cadeaux... Véritable best-seller en France, traduit dans plus de trente pays, Tant que le café est encore chaud a touché les lecteurs du monde entier. La magie continue avec Le Café du temps retrouvé, un petit bijou d'émotion qui nous invite à savourer la vie au présent.
L'auteur a un talent pour donner à voir les moments de vulnérabilité des personnages. Une écriture simple et empathique. Le Monde.
Des histoires parfois déchirantes, parfois drôles, souvent touchantes. Un très beau moment de lecture. Page des libraires.
« Je voulais que tu saches que mon bonheur, c'est à toi que je le dois. » Ce sont les paroles de Monji, décidé à tout dire à sa femme plongée dans le coma. Comme lui, ceux qui fréquentent le café Funiculi Funicula espèrent y réparer le passé. Une tasse de café leur permettra de voyager dans le temps et d'adresser à l'absent le message d'amour qu'ils n'ont pas su formuler à l'époque. Ainsi, Hikari, qui se sent coupable de n'avoir pas répondu à la demande en mariage de son petit ami, disparu depuis ; Michiko, hantée par le souvenir de son père qu'elle a rejeté ; Sunao, qui pleure son chien adoré... Sauront-ils dire au revoir à leurs aimés et, ce faisant, se réconcilier avec eux-mêmes ? Car, pour honorer la mémoire des absents, il faut d'abord trouver la paix en soi.
La suite, pleine de poésie et d'émotion, d'une série au succès international commencée avec Tant que le café est encore chaud.
Philosophique, doux et malin, ce roman réchauffe le coeur. Héloïse Goy, Télé 7 jours.
Traduit du japonais par Géraldine Oudin.
Ouvrir ce livre, c'est savourer, une fois de plus, la poésie d'une série d'une rare délicatesse qui continue d'émouvoir le monde entier.
« Yû » signifie « douceur » en japonais. Megumi pourra-t-elle donner ce prénom à sa fille sans l'accord de son mari disparu ? Yûki, un petit garçon de sept ans, ravalera-t-il les larmes versées devant ses parents lui annonçant leur divorce ? Mochizuki saura-t-il se faire pardonner de n'avoir pas voulu bénir le mariage de sa fille ? Tsumugi osera-t-elle offrir des chocolats à son amie Ayame le jour de la Saint-Valentin et lui déclarer son amour, dix ans plus tard ?
Au Funiculi Funicula, lieu de tous les regrets et de tous les espoirs, faire la paix avec son passé est possible. Le temps d'une tasse de café, tous ces personnages en feront l'expérience. Et vous aussi !
B>What would you change if you could go back in time?/b>In a small back alley in Tokyo, there is a cafe which has been serving carefully brewed coffee for more than one hundred years. But this coffee shop offers its customers a unique experience: the chance to travel back in time.In Before the Coffee Gets Cold, we meet four visitors, each of whom is hoping to make use of the cafe's time-travelling offer, in order to: confront the man who left them, receive a letter from their husband whose memory has been taken by early onset Alzheimer's, to see their sister one last time, and to meet the daughter they never got the chance to know.But the journey into the past does not come without risks: customers must sit in a particular seat, they cannot leave the cafe, and finally, they must return to the present before the coffee gets cold . . . Toshikazu Kawaguchi's beautiful, moving story - translated from Japanese by Geoffrey Trousselot - explores the age-old question: what would you change if you could travel back in time? More importantly, who would you want to meet, maybe for one last time?
The million-copy bestselling series 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?
On the hillside of Mount Hakodate in northern Japan, Cafe Donna Donna is fabled for its dazzling views of Hakodate port. But that''s not all. Like the charming Tokyo cafe Funiculi Funicula, 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 orphaned The comedian who aches for his beloved and their shared dreams The younger sister whose grief has become all-consuming The 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.
The fifth book in the spectacular "Before the Coffee Gets Cold" series, with a fresh bunch of customers in a special Tokyo cafe hoping to go back in time.
In a small back alley in Tokyo, there is a cafe which has been serving carefully brewed coffee for more than one hundred years. But this coffee shop offers its customers a unique experience: the chance to travel back in time... From the author of Before the Coffee Gets Cold comes a story of four new customers each of whom is hoping to take advantage of Cafe Funiculi Funicula's time-travelling offer. Among some faces that will be familiar to readers of Kawaguchi's previous novel, we will be introduced to: The man who goes back to see his best friend who died 22 years ago The son who was unable to attend his own mother's funeral The man who went back to see his girl who he could not marry The old detective who never gave his wife that gift... This beautiful, simple tale tells the story of people who must face up to their past, in order to move on with their lives. Kawaguchi once again invites the reader to ask themselves: what would you change if you could travel back in time?
Chez Funiculi Funicula, le café change le coeur des hommes.A Tokyo se trouve un petit établissement au sujet duquel circulent mille légendes. On raconte notamment qu'en y dégustant un délicieux café, on peut retourner dans le passé. Mais ce voyage comporte des règles : il ne changera pas le présent et dure tant que le café est encore chaud.
Quatre femmes vont vivre cette singulière expérience et comprendre que le présent importe davantage que le passé et ses regrets. Comme le café, il faut en savourer chaque gorgée.Vendu à plus d'un million d'exemplaires au Japon, traduit dans plus de trente pays, le roman de Toshikazu Kawaguchi a touché les lecteurs du monde entier. Un roman extraordinaire sur un café où tout est possible. Publishers Weekly Absurde et merveilleux. Le Figaro
Toshikazu Kawaguchi''s poignant Before We Say Goodbye, translated from Japanese, 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?
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 importantly, must return to the present in the time it takes for their coffee to go cold.
In the tradition of Kawaguchi''s sensational ''Before the Coffee Gets Cold'' series, readers are 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 . . .
In the hauntingly beautiful Before We Say Goodbye, Kawaguchi invites us to join his characters as they embark on a journey to revisit one crucial moment in time.
Catch up on the rest of the series with Before the Coffee Gets Cold, Tales from the Cafe and Before Your Memory Fades.
Après l'enchantement de Tant que le café est encore chaud, la magie continue !
La légende raconte qu'un petit café tokyoïte propose une expérience unique à ses clients : voyager dans le passé... le temps d'une tasse de café.
Gôtarô voudrait revoir un ami décédé il y a plus de vingt ans ; Yukio, dire à sa mère combien il s'en veut de n'avoir été plus près d'elle ; Katsuki, retrouver la jeune fille qu'il regrette de n'avoir épousé ; Kiyoshi, un vieil enquêteur, offrir à sa femme le plus précieux des cadeaux...
Se réconcilieront-ils avec leur passé ?
Vendu à plus d'un million d'exemplaires au Japon, traduit dans plus de trente pays, Tant que le café est encore chaud a touché les lecteurs du monde entier. Petit bijou d'émotion et de tendresse, Le Café du temps retrouvé est une invitation à savourer la vie au présent.
Sur le flanc du mont Hakodate, au nord du Japon, le café Dona Dona est réputé pour sa vue imprenable sur le port de la ville. Mais surtout, comme au café Funiculi Funicula, à Tokyo, il est possible pour ses clients d'y vivre une expérience extraordinaire : voyager dans le passé, le temps d'une tasse de café.
On y rencontre Yayoi, une jeune fille qui en veut à ses parents défunts d'avoir fait d'elle une orpheline ; Todoroki, un comédien qui se languit de son épouse et de leurs rêves communs ; Reiko, submergée par la disparition de sa soeur ; Reiji, qui réalise trop tard à quel point il aime son amie d'enfance... Autant d'âmes sincères et émouvantes qui, en retrouvant un pan de leur passé, apprennent à regarder le présent autrement et à envisager l'avenir avec plus de sérénité.
Avec sa voix singulière et le talent de conteur qui ont fait son succès dans le monde entier, Toshikazu Kawaguchi signe un nouveau roman plein de sensibilité et de finesse, aussi réconfortant qu'un bon café chaud.
The cosy, heartwarming first book in the multi-million copy bestselling series, presented in beautiful hardback.
What would you do if you could travel back in time? More importantly, who would you want to meet, maybe for one last time? Toshikazu Kawaguchi's Before the Coffee Gets Cold, translated from Japanese, explores this age-old question . . .
In a cosy back alley in Tokyo, there is a cafe which has been serving carefully brewed coffee for more than one hundred years. But this coffee shop offers its customers a unique experience: the chance to travel back in time.
Prepare to meet four visitors, each of whom is hoping to make use of the cafe's time-travelling offer in order to:
- confront the man who left them
- receive a letter from their husband whose memory has been taken by Alzheimer's
- see their sister one last time
- meet the daughter they never got the chance to know.
But the journey into the past does not come without risks: customers must sit in a particular seat. They cannot leave the cafe. And finally, they must return to the present before the coffee gets cold . . .
'This book broke my heart, took the pieces, and put them back together in a messy and beautiful way. . . ' - well.read.woman on Instagram
Continue the beautifully moving storytelling with Tales from the Cafe, Before Your Memory Fades, Before We Say Goodbye and Before We Forget Kindness.
**Before I knew I loved you, the sixth book in the series, is available to pre-order now!**
In the fifth book in the sensational Before the Coffee Gets Cold series translated from Japanese, the mysterious cafe where customers arrive hoping to travel back in time welcomes four new guests:
- The father who could not allow his daughter to get married
- A woman who couldn''t give Valentine''s Day chocolates to her loved one
- A boy who wants to show his smile to his divorced parents
- A wife holding a child with no name . . .
They must follow the cafe''s strict rules, however, and come back to the present before their coffee goes cold. Another moving and heartwarming tale from Toshikazu Kawaguchi, in Before we forget kindness our new visitors wish to go back into their past to move on their present, finding closure and comfort so they can embark on a beautiful future.
Catch up on the rest of the series with Before the Coffee Gets Cold, Tales from the Cafe, Before Your Memory Fades and Before We Say Goodbye.
The third novel in the international bestselling Before the Coffee Gets Cold series, following four new customers in a cafe where customers can travel back in time. In northern Japan, overlooking the spectacular view Hakodate Port has to offer, Cafe Donna Donna has been serving carefully brewed coffee for more than one hundred years. But this coffee shop offers its customers a unique experience: the chance to travel back in time. From the author of Before the Coffee Gets Cold and Tales from the Cafe comes another story of four new customers, each of whom is hoping to take advantage of the cafe''s time-travelling offer. Among some familiar faces from Toshikazu Kawaguchi''s previous novels, readers will also be introduced to: A daughter who couldn''t say ''You''re an idiot.'' A comedian who couldn''t ask ''Are you happy?'' A younger sister who couldn''t say ''Sorry.'' A young man who couldn''t say ''I like you.'' With his signature heart-warming characters and immersive storytelling, in Before Your Memory Fades , Toshikazu Kawaguchi once again invites the reader to ask themselves: what would you change if you could travel back in time?
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Toshikazu Kawaguchi''s heartwarming Tales from the Cafe, 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?
In a small back alley in Tokyo, there is a cafe which has been serving carefully brewed coffee for more than one hundred years. But this coffee shop offers its customers a unique experience: the chance to travel back in time . . .
From the author of Before the Coffee Gets Cold comes a story of four new customers each of whom is hoping to take advantage of Cafe Funiculi Funicula''s time-travelling offer. Among some faces that will be familiar to readers, we will be introduced to:
The man who goes back to see his best friend who died 22 years ago
The son who was unable to attend his own mother''s funeral
The man who travelled to see the girl who he could not marry
The old detective who never gave his wife that gift . . .
This beautiful tale tells the story of people who must face up to their past, in order to move on with their lives.
Continue the heartwarming storytelling with Before Your Memory Fades and Before We Say Goodbye.
*Pre-order Book 5, Before We Forget Kindness, now!*
Una nueva delicia con sabor japonés sobre los arrepentimientos del pasado, la promesa del futuro y el increible regalo que es el presente.
Dicen que en la cafeteria Funikuri Funikura hay una mesa en la que puedes sentarte, pedir un café y viajar al pasado durante el tiempo que tarda este en enfriarse.
Bajo la atenta mirada de la encantadora camarera Kazu, los clientes del café se enfrentaran a los momentos mas importantes de sus vidas y descubriran que la felicidad consiste en saber perdonarse a uno mismo.
Cuatro historias de redención y esperanza llenas de personajes inolvidables, tiernos, contradictorios y sorprendentes que ya habitan en el corazón de mas de un millón de lectores.
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Among some faces that will be familiar to readers of Kawaguchi's previous novel, we will be introduced to:
The man who goes back to see his best friend who died 22 years ago
The son who was unable to attend his own mother's funeral
The man who travelled to see the girl who he could not marry
The old detective who never gave his wife that gift...
This beautiful, simple tale tells the story of people who must face up to their past, in order to move on with their lives. Kawaguchi once again invites the reader to ask themselves: what would you change if you could travel back in time?
Cuatro clientes visitan una cafeteria magica en Japón para enfrentarse a su pasado y ganarse un nuevo comienzo lleno de esperanza.
En el corazón de Hakodate hay un lugar extraordinario: una pequena cafeteria que sirve café con un aroma intenso y envolvente, capaz de hacerte evocar emociones lejanas y de revisitar un momento del pasado.
Sin embargo, adentrarse en este establecimiento tan especial no es para todos, y solo los que reúnen el coraje necesario pueden arriesgarse. Es el caso de Yayoi, quien, privada del carino de sus padres cuando aún era muy pequena, no cree poder afrontar la vida con una sonrisa. O Todoroki, cuya exitosa carrera no le dio la oportunidad de apreciar la felicidad que siempre tuvo a su alcance. O Reiko, que nunca llegó a pedirle perdón a su hermana y ahora se siente aplastada por la culpa. O Reiji, para quien una simple frase como «Te quiero» todavia representa un obstaculo insuperable.
A todos les gustaria poder cambiar lo que ya fue, volver atras y empezar de nuevo, pero borrar el pasado no es siempre la mejor opción. Lo que importa, como transmite Kawaguchi en esta emotiva novela, es aprender de él para construir un futuro mas brillante.
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The third novel in the international bestselling Before the Coffee Gets Cold series, following four new customers in a cafe where customers can travel back in time.
On the hillside of Mount Hakodate in northern Japan, Cafe Donna Donna is fabled for its dazzling views of Hakodate port. But that's not all. Like the charming Tokyo Cafe Funiculi Funicula, Cafe Donna Donna offers its customers the extraordinary experience of travelling through time.
The sixth book in the multi-million-copy bestselling series about a cosy Japanese cafe that offers its visitors the chance to travel back in time.
In a special seat in a fabled Tokyo cafe, you're offered something irresistible - not just a warm, comforting coffee, but the chance to go back in time to revisit the ones you love . . .
In Before I knew I loved you, Toshikazu Kawaguchi takes us back to the warm heart of the mysterious Funiculi Funicula Cafe, with another four guests whose luminous stories of love, lost and won again, will reaffirm your belief in its eternal potential. In this book, we meet:
- The girl who wishes to make amends with the mother she never accepted
- The man who waited for a reply from his girlfriend, and never heard from her
- The woman anxious to travel ahead to know what her future holds
- The student who travels back to meet his father again, who passed away many years before.
Yet the same rules always apply - you must return before the coffee gets cold. And while it does, memories are revisited, people are changed forever, and the enduring power of love transcends the boundaries of time.
The sixth book in the phenomenal, bestselling series, translated from Japanese, Before I knew I loved you asks the irresistible question: what would you do if you were offered the chance to go back in time?
