In the boiling heat of summer, a broken remote control for an air conditioner threatens life as we know it in this reality-bending, time-slipping sequel to The Tatami Galaxy. During a scorching August in Kyoto, our protagonist and his worst friend, Ozu, are locked in a glaring contest in a four-and-a-half-tatami-mat room. Ozu has spilled Coke on the air conditioner's remote control--the only AC in Shimogamo Yusuisuiso, their famously shabby sweatbox of an apartment building. Vengeful and despairing, our protagonist discusses countermeasures with his secret crush, the reliably blunt Akashi, when Tamura, a strange young man with a bad haircut, appears. Tamura claims to be a time traveler from 25 years in the future, and shows off the time machine he uses to travel. Our protagonist has a brilliant idea: the sweetest revenge would be to go back one day in time and retrieve the functioning remote control. His simple fix is complicated by Ozu and several others who are also eager to take a ride back in time. But in attempting to alter the past, our protagonist foresees the world's extinction. Even more troublingly, Akashi mentions she's bringing someone to the upcoming bonfire . . . and it's not him. Only one thing remains certain: it's going to be a very long month. Obliteration Salvation Coca-Cola Castella cake What does the time machine hold for our (not quite) heroes It all depends on which one gets there first. Translated from the Japanese by Emily Balistrieri
Product Identifiers
Publisher
HarperCollins
ISBN-10
0063158493
ISBN-13
9780063158498
eBay Product ID (ePID)
26058372494
Product Key Features
Book Title
Tatami Time Machine Blues : a Novel
Author
Tomihiko Morimi
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Topic
Psychological, Magical Realism, Literary
Publication Year
2023
Genre
Fiction
Number of Pages
192 Pages
Dimensions
Item Length
8.5 in
Item Height
0.6 in
Item Width
5.7 in
Item Weight
9.3 Oz
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
Lc Classification Number
Pl873.O766
Reviews
"While readers of the original Japanese endured 16 years of waiting, anglophone audiences got lucky with a mere year in between Morimi's novels; gratitude for both translations goes to Balistrieri, who deftly channels the frenetic fun." -- Booklist
Dewey Decimal
895.636
Dewey Edition
23
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