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020			_a9781035023646 _qpaperback _cRM86.55
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082	0	4	_aBI FD HII 2024 _223
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100	1		_aHiiragi, Sanaka, _d1974- _eauthor.
245	1	4	_aThe Lantern of Lost Memories / _cSanaka Hiiragi ; Translated from Japanese by Jesse Kirkwood
246	3	3	_iTranslations of: _aJinsei shashin-kan no kiseki
264		1	_aLondon : _bPicador, _c2024
300			_a198 pages, 1 unnumbered page ; _c20 cm
521			_aFrom acclaimed Japanese author Sanaka Hiigari comes a heartwarming, life-affirming novel about a magical photo studio, where people go after they die to view key moments from their life—and relive one precious memory before they pass into the afterlife. The hands and pendulum of the old wooden clock on the wall were motionless. Hirasaka cocked his head to listen, but the silence inside the photo studio was almost deafening. His leather shoes sank softly into the aging red carpet as he strode over to the arrangement of flowers on the counter and carefully adjusted the angle of the petals... This is the story of the peculiar and magical photo studio owned by Mr. Hirasaki, a collector of antique cameras. In the dimly lit interior, a paper background is pulled down in front of a wall, and in front of it stands a single, luxurious chair with an armrest on one side. On a stand is a large bellows camera. On the left is the main studio; photos can also be taken in the courtyard. Beyond its straightforward interior, however, is a secret. The studio is, in fact, the door to the afterlife, the place between life and death where those who have departed have a chance—one last time—to see their entire life flash before their eyes via Mr. Hirasaki's "spinning lantern of memories." We meet Hatsue, a ninety-two year old woman who worked as a nursery teacher, the rowdy Waniguchi, a yakuza overseer in his life who is also capable of great compassion, and finally Mitsuru, a young girl who has died tragically young at the hands of abusive parents. Sorting through the many photos of their lives, Mr. Hirasaki also offers guests one guests a second a chance to travel back in time to take a photo of one particular moment in their lives that they wish to cherish in a special way. Full of charm and whimsy, The Lantern of Lost Memories will sweep you away to a world of nostalgia, laughter, and love.
546			_aText in English, translated from Japanese
650	1	0	_aJapanese fiction _vTranslations into English
650	2	0	_aPhotographs _vFiction
650	2	0	_aMemory _vFiction
700	1		_aKirkwood, Jesse, _etranslator.
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