by Hiromi Kawakami · Rinoceronte Editora · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788492866410
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«O maletín do mestre» is the novel by Hiromi Kawakami, published by Rinoceronte Editora in paperback (294 pages, in Galician).
Tsukiko, a single 38-year-old woman, runs into her former teacher, Harutsuna, a much older widower, at a tavern. The chance encounter becomes a habit: between sake and meals, an unexpected relationship grows between two lonely people who no longer expected much from love. The novel portrays these longings and the tenderness of the bond with subtlety.
O maletín do mestre belongs to the Colección contemporánea (no. 40), is the Galician translation of «Sensei no kaban» with a version by Mona Imai; the original won the Tanizaki Prize in 2001.
For readers of contemporary fiction and Japanese narrative seeking intimate stories about human relationships.
Hiromi Kawakami is a Japanese writer, known for her off-beat fiction, poetry, and literary criticism. She has won numerous Japanese literary awards, including the Akutagawa Prize, the Tanizaki Prize, the Yomiuri Prize, and the Izumi Kyōka Prize for Literature. Her work has been adapted for film and has been translated into more than 15 languages.
