Lives in a Cafe
Title: Days at the Torunka Cafe
Author: Satoshi Yagisawa
ISBN: 978-1-78658-757-2
First Published: Japanese 2022, English 2025
Pages: 224
Price: 399/-
Six lines on the book
First things first. The cover entices.
I purchased a book on whim, after long, and it turned out to be a good companion to 2 of the author’s previous books - Days at the Morisaki Bookstore and More days at the Morisaki Bookstore.
There is a special feel to the author’s simplicity, and, the translator too has kept it so. Together they remind us that life is simple, and we can live it better that way,
The author sees no need to project an iota of complexity or intelligence more than the story, its flow, warrants. There is not much that is earth-shaking, or book-shaking here, but the book keeps you glued.
The book reminds us that the normal is so very different for each of us. That there are stories within and around us which we will do good to savour. And that we also carry chaos within - it will help to do away with this chaos.
Finally, this book is also about coffee, and coffee as we know can be a religion for some - a nice religion to adhere to.
Six reviews (of the book) I came across
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