What You Are Looking For Is in the Library: A Touching Narrative of Self-Discovery, Community Bonds and the Joys of Reading in Tokyo's Libraries - Couverture rigide

Aoyama, Michiko

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ISBN 10 : 1335005625 ISBN 13 : 9781335005625

Editeur : Hanover Square Press, 2023

Synopsis

A TIME BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR

A WASHINGTON POST BEST FEEL GOOD BOOK OF 2023

For fans of Before the Coffee Gets Cold, a charming, internationally bestselling Japanese novel about how the perfect book recommendation can change a readers’ life.

What are you looking for? So asks Tokyo’s most enigmatic librarian. For Sayuri Komachi is able to sense exactly what each visitor to her library is searching for and provide just the book recommendation to help them find it.

A restless retail assistant looks to gain new skills, a mother tries to overcome demotion at work after maternity leave, a conscientious accountant yearns to open an antique store, a recently retired salaryman searches for newfound purpose.

In Komachi’s unique book recommendations they will find just what they need to achieve their dreams. What You Are Looking For Is in the Library is about the magic of libraries and the discovery of connection. This inspirational tale shows how, by listening to our hearts, seizing opportunity and reaching out, we too can fulfill our lifelong dreams. Which book will you recommend?

A propos du livre

À propos de l?auteur

Michiko Aoyama was born in 1970 in Aichi Prefecture, Honshu, Japan. After university, she became a reporter for a Japanese newspaper based in Sydney before moving back to Tokyo to work as a magazine editor. What You Are Looking For Is in the Library was short-listed for the Japan Booksellers’ Award and became a Japanese bestseller. It is being translated into more than fifteen languages. Michiko Aoyama lives in Yokohama, Japan.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Hanover Square Press
• Date d'édition: 2023
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1335005625
• ISBN 13: 9781335005625
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 304
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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