Strange Weather in Tokyo Lauren Elkin Exquisitely translated by Susan Bernofsky

Exquisitely translated by Susan Bernofsky

When her single dad tries to rein in her plans

With the threat of Mussolini's army looming

Things in Jars is a Victorian novel unlike any other

a summer stroll

Strange Weather in Tokyo Lauren Elkin Exquisitely translated by Susan BernofskyTsukiko, thirty eight, works in an office and lives alone. One night, she happens to meet one of her former high school teachers, "Sensei," in a local bar. Tsukiko had only ever called him "Sensei" ("Teacher"). He is thirty years her senior, retired, and presumably a widower. Their relationship develops from a perfunctory acknowledgment of each other as they eat and drink alone at the bar, to a hesitant intimacy which tilts awkwardly and poignantly