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The Nakano thrift shop by Hiromi Kawakami, translated from the Japanese by Allison Markin Powell is a work of fiction available to read on EtoBox.
What is The Nakano thrift shop about?
When Hitomi Takes A Job On The Cash Register Of A Neighbourhood Thrift Store, She Finds Herself Drawn Into A Very Idiosyncratic Community. There Is Mr Nakano, An Enigmatic Ladies' Man With Several Ex-wives; Masayo, Mr Nakano's Sister, An Artist Who Has Never Married; And Her Fellow Employee Takeo, A Shy But Charming Young Man. Every Day, Customers From The Neighbourhood Pass In And Out As Curios Are Bought And Sold, Each One Containing Its Own Surprising Story. When Hitomi And Takeo Begin To Fall For One Another, They Find Themselves In The Centre Of Their Own Drama And On The Edges Of Many Others. A Tender And Affecting Exploration Of The Mystery That Lurks In The Ordinary, This Novel Traces The Seemingly Imperceptible Threads That Weave Together A Community, And The Knots That Bind Us To One Another. Hiromi Kawakami ; Translated From The Japanese By Allison Markin Powell. Originally Published In Japan In 2005 By Bungei Shunju, Tokyo. Translated From The Japanese.
Who reads The Nakano thrift shop?
It is typically read by readers looking for immersive, entertainment-first reading.
Common subject areas: fiction, literature, genre fiction.
- Author
- Hiromi Kawakami, translated from the Japanese by Allison Markin Powell
- Publisher
- Portobello Books, London, England
- Published
- 2016
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9781846276002
- Category
- work of fiction
- Subjects
- Literary Fiction, Fiction, Romance
- Rating
- 3.42 / 5 (61 ratings)
- Updated
- 2026-03-14
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