Toshikazu Kawaguchi

In a small back alley in Tokyo, there is a café 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 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?

Chez Funiculi Funicula, le café change le cœur des hommes. À 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.

In Before the Coffee Gets Cold, we meet four visitors, each of whom is hoping to make use of the café’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. 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. In a small back alley in Tokyo, there is a café 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 Tales from the Café, a story of four new customers each of whom is hoping to take advantage of Cafe Funiculi Funicula's time-travelling offer.

Sur le flanc du mont Hakodate, au nord du Japon, le café Donna Donna offre à ses clients la possibilité de voyager dans le temps, à l'instar du Funiculi Funicula de Tokyo. Parmi eux, une fille qui en veut à ses parents défunts de l'avoir rendue orpheline, un comédien qui se languit de son amour, sa soeur cadette submergée par le deuil, entre autres.

Savourer le présent jusqu’à la dernière goutte : c’est ce que propose le café des au revoir. « 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-il 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. Initiée avec Tant que le café est encore chaud, la suite d’une série au succès international, un roman plein de poésie et d’émotion.

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 sa à 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.

Nel cuore del Giappone esiste un luogo che ha dello straordinario. È una piccola caffetteria che serve un caffè dal profumo intenso e avvolgente, capace di evocare emozioni andate. Di far rivivere un momento del passato in cui non si è riusciti a dar voce alle emozioni più profonde e sentite o si è arrivati a un passo dal deludere le persone più importanti. Per vivere questa esperienza unica, basta seguire poche e semplici accomodarsi al tavolino che si preferisce e gustare il caffè con calma, un sorso dopo l’altro. L’importante è fare attenzione che non si raffreddi. Per nessuna ragione. Gira voce che cose inimmaginabili accadano a chi lascia anche una sola goccia, gelata, nella tazza. Non è un caso che entrare in questa caffetteria non sia per tutti. Solo chi ha coraggio e sente il bisogno di mettersi in gioco, può farsi avanti e rischiare. Proprio come Yayoi, che, privata dell’affetto dei genitori quando era ancora molto piccola, non sa bene come accogliere e accudire una nuova vita. O Hayashide, la cui carriera sfavillante, costellata di successi, non gli ha dato modo di accorgersi della felicità che ha sempre avuto a portata di mano. O ancora Reiko, che non ha mai saputo chiedere scusa all’amata sorella e ora si sente schiacciata dal senso di colpa, bloccata in un eterno presente dove ogni giorno è identico al successivo. E Reiji, per cui una frase semplice come “ti amo” rappresenta ancora un ostacolo invalicabile. Ciascuno vorrebbe poter cambiare quello che è stato. Riavvolgere il nastro e ricominciare da capo. Ma cancellare il passato non è la scelta migliore. Al contrario, ciò che conta è imparare dai propri errori per guardare al futuro con ottimismo, senza pensare alle occasioni mancate. Perché ci saranno sempre nuove possibilità di inseguire la vita che si desidera.

What would you change if you could go back in time? In a small back alley in Tokyo, there is a café 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 café’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 café, and finally, they must return to the present before the coffee gets cold . . . Toshikazu Kawaguchi’s beautiful, moving story 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?

In the fifth book in the sensational Before the Coffee Gets Cold series translated from Japanese, the mysterious café 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 café'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.

The fourth novel in the internationally bestselling Before the Coffee Gets Cold Series, following a new group of customers in a magical time-traveling Tokyo café. The regulars at Café Funiculi Funicula are well acquainted with the whimsical ability it grants them to take a trip into the past—as well as the strict rules involved, including that each traveler must return to the present in the time it takes for their coffee to get cold. In Toshikazu Kawaguchi’s previous novels, patrons have been reunited with old flames, made amends with estranged family and visited loved ones. Now readers will once again 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 Last Chance to Say Goodbye, which is translated from Japanese by Geoffrey Trousselot and features signature heartwarming characters and wistful storytelling, Kawaguchi once again invites the reader to ask themselves: What would you change if you could travel back in time?

とある町の とある喫茶店の とある座席には不思議な都市伝説があった その席に座るとその席に座っている間だけ 望んだ通りの「時間」に移動ができるという ただし、そこにはめんどくさい…… 非常にめんどくさいルールがあった １．過去に戻っても、この喫茶店を訪れたことのない者には会うことができない ２．過去に戻ってどんな努力をしても現実は変わらない ３．その席には常に白いワンピースを着た女が座っている ４．その席に座れるのはその女が席を立った時だけ ５．過去に戻っても、席を立って移動はできない 制限時間はカップにコーヒーを注いでから、そのコーヒーが冷めるまでの間だけ めんどくさいルールはこれだけではない それにもかかわらず、今日も都市伝説の噂を聞いた客がこの喫茶店を訪れる 喫茶店の名前は、フニクリフニクラ この物語は、そんな不思議な喫茶店で起こった心温まる四つの奇跡。

The highly anticipated sequel to the international bestseller Before the Coffee Gets Cold, this book follows four new customers who hope to travel back in time in a little Japanese café. In a back alley in Tokyo, there is a café that has been serving carefully brewed coffee for more than one hundred years. Local legend says that this shop offers something else besides coffee—the chance to travel back in time. With faces both familiar and new, Tales from the Cafe follows the story of four customers who hope to take advantage of café Funiculi Funicula's time-travelling offer and revisit moments with family, friends and lovers. Each of them must face up to their past to move on with their life. Kawaguchi's wistful and heartwarming new novel once again invites the reader to ask themselves, What would you change if you could travel back in time?

The latest novel in the international bestselling Before the Coffee Gets Cold Series, following four new customers in a little Tokyo café where customers can travel back in time. In a small back alley in Tokyo, there is a café that 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 Café Funiculi Funicula's time-travelling offer. Among some familiar faces from Kawaguchi's previous novels, readers will also be introduced to a daughter, a comedian, a sister, and a lover, each with something they wish they had said differently. With his signature heartwarming characters and immersive storytelling, Kawaguchi once again invites the reader to ask themselves: what would you change if you could travel back in time?

¿Qué cambiarías si pudieras regresar al pasado? Y ¿a quién querrías ver, aunque fuera por última vez? Un rumor circula por Tokio... Oculta en uno de sus callejones hay una pequeña cafetería que merece la pena visitar no solo por su excelente café, sino también porque, si eliges bien la silla donde sentarte, puedes regresar al pasado. Pero como incluso lo increíble está sujeto a limitaciones, no podrás salir de la cafetería mientras dure el viaje, volverás cuando el café se enfríe y, hagas lo que hagas, el presente no cambiará. A través de las emocionantes historias de cuatro clientes que se atreven a embarcarse en esta aventura por motivos diferentes, Antes de que se enfríe el café nos ofrece un relato atemporal sobre el amor, las oportunidades perdidas y la esperanza de un futuro que siempre está por llegar.

Una bottega dove ritrovare la felicità. Un tavolino, un caffè, una scelta. Basta solo questo per essere felici. Ecco le 5 regole da seguire: 1. Sei in una caffetteria speciale. C'è un unico tavolino e aspetta solo te. 2. Siediti e attendi che il caffè ti venga servito. 3. Tieniti pronto a rivivere un momento importante della tua vita. 4. Mentre lo fai ricordati di gustare il caffè a piccoli sorsi. 5. Non dimenticarti la regola fondamentale: non lasciare per alcuna ragione che il caffè si raffreddi. In Giappone c'è una caffetteria speciale. È aperta da più di cento anni e, su di essa, circolano mille leggende. Si narra che dopo esserci entrati non si sia più gli stessi. Si narra che bevendo il caffè sia possibile rivivere il momento della propria vita in cui si è fatta la scelta sbagliata, si è detta l'unica parola che era meglio non pronunciare, si è lasciata andare via la persona che non bisognava perdere. Si narra che con un semplice gesto tutto possa cambiare. Ma c'è una regola da rispettare, una regola fondamentale: bisogna assolutamente finire il caffè prima che si sia raffreddato. Non tutti hanno il coraggio di entrare nella caffetteria, ma qualcuno decide di sfidare il destino e scoprire che cosa può accadere. Qualcuno si siede su una sedia con davanti una tazza fumante. Fumiko, che non è riuscita a trattenere accanto a sé il ragazzo che amava. Kotake, che insieme ai ricordi di suo marito crede di aver perso anche sé stessa. Hirai, che non è mai stata sincera fino in fondo con la sorella. Infine Kei, che cerca di raccogliere tutta la forza che ha dentro per essere una buona madre. Ognuna di loro ha un rimpianto. Ognuna di loro sente riaffiorare un ricordo doloroso. Ma tutti scoprono che il passato non è importante, perché non si può cambiare. Quello che conta è il presente che abbiamo tra le mani. Quando si può ancora decidere ogni cosa e farla nel modo giusto. La vita, come il caffè, va gustata sorso dopo sorso, cogliendone ogni attimo. Finché il caffè è caldo è diventato un caso editoriale in Giappone, dove ha venduto oltre un milione di copie. Poi ha conquistato tutto il mondo e le classifiche europee a pochi giorni dall'uscita. Un romanzo pieno di fascino e mistero sulle occasioni perdute e sull'importanza di quelle ancora da vivere.

Di sebuah lereng indah tak bernama di Hakodate, Hokkaido, berdiri Kafe Dona Dona yang menawarkan layanan istimewa kepada pengunjungnya: perjalananan melintasi waktu. Seperti di Funiculi Funicula yang ada di Tokyo, hal tersebut hanya dapat dilakukan jika berbagai peraturan yang merepotkan dipenuhi dan dengan secangkir kopi yang dituangkan oleh perempuan di keluarga Tokita. Mereka yang ingin memutar waktu adalah seorang wanita muda yang menyimpan dendam kepada orangtua yang menjadikannya yatim piatu kesepian, seorang komedian yang kehilangan tujuan hidup setelah berhasil mewujudkan impian mendiang istrinya, seorang adik yang khawatir kakaknya takkan bisa tersenyum lagi setelah kepergiannya, dan seorang pemuda yang tak mampu mengungkapkan cinta terpendam kepada sahabatnya. Mungkin perjalanan mereka hanya akan menyisakan kenangan. Namun, kehangatannya akan membekas dan barangkali, pada akhirnya, menumbuhkan tekad baru untuk menjalani hidup…

Funiculi Funicula, sebuah kafe di gang sempit di Tokyo, masih kerap didatangi orang-orang yang ingin menjelajahi waktu. Peraturan-peraturan yang merepotkan masih berlaku, tetapi itu semua tidak menyurutkan harapan mereka untuk memutar waktu. Kali ini ada seorang pria yang ingin kembali ke masa lalu untuk menemui sahabat yang putrinya ia besarkan, seorang putra putus asa yang tidak menghadiri pemakaman ibunya, seorang pria sekarat yang ingin melompat ke dua tahun kemudian untuk memastikan kekasihnya bahagia, dan seorang detektif yang ingin memberi istrinya hadiah ulang tahun untuk pertama sekaligus terakhir kalinya. Kenyataan memang akan tetap sama. Namun dalam singkatnya durasi sampai kopi mendingin, mungkin masih tersisa waktu bagi mereka untuk menghapus penyesalan, membebaskan diri dari rasa bersalah, atau mungkin melihat terwujudnya harapan…

Di sebuah gang kecil di Tokyo, ada kafe tua yang bisa membawa pengunjungnya menjelajahi waktu. Keajaiban kafe itu menarik seorang wanita yang ingin memutar waktu untuk berbaikan dengan kekasihnya, seorang perawat yang ingin membaca surat yang tak sempat diberikan suaminya yang sakit, seorang kakak yang ingin menemui adiknya untuk terakhir kali, dan seorang ibu yang ingin bertemu dengan anak yang mungkin takkan pernah dikenalnya. Namun ada banyak peraturan yang harus diingat. Satu, mereka harus tetap duduk di kursi yang telah ditentukan. Dua, apa pun yang mereka lakukan di masa yang didatangi takkan mengubah kenyataan di masa kini. Tiga, mereka harus menghabiskan kopi khusus yang disajikan sebelum kopi itu dingin. Rentetan peraturan lainnya tak menghentikan orang-orang itu untuk menjelajahi waktu. Akan tetapi, jika kepergian mereka tak mengubah satu hal pun di masa kini, layakkah semua itu dijalani?

From the author of the international best seller Before the Coffee Gets Cold, this book follows four new customers who hope to travel back in time in a little Japanese café. In a back alley in Tokyo, there is a café that has been serving carefully brewed coffee for more than one hundred years. Local legend says that this shop offers something else besides coffee - the chance to travel back in time. With faces both familiar and new, Tales from the Cafe follows the story of four patrons who visit to take advantage of café Funiculi Funicula's time-traveling offer and revisit moments with family, friends and lovers. Each one must face up to the past to move on with their life. Kawaguchi's wistful and heartwarming new novel once again invites the listener to ask themselves, "What would you do if you could travel back in time?"

Sequel to Before the Coffee Gets Cold, following four new customers who hope to travel back in time in a little Tokyo cafe. In a small back alley in Tokyo, there is a café 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 Tales from the Cafe, 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 Toshikazu 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 . . .

Llega una nueva delicia con sabor japonés del autor de Antes de que se enfríe el café, la novela que ya ha conquistado a más de tres millones de lectores en todo el mundo. Un fenómeno esperanzador sobre los arrepentimientos del pasado, la promesa del futuro y el increíble regalo que es el presente. Dicen que en la cafetería 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 enfrentarán a los momentos más importantes de sus vidas y descubrirán que la felicidad consiste en saber perdonarse a uno mismo. Con un tono delicado y una cuidada atmósfera, Kawaguchi nos relata cuatro historias de redención y esperanza llenas de personajes inolvidables, tiernos, contradictorios y sorprendentes que ya habitan en el corazón de multitud de lectores.