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020 _a9781786071958
040 _cQCPL
_erda
082 _aFic
100 1 _aSukegawa, Dorian
_eauthor
240 1 0 _aAn.
_lEnglish
245 1 0 _aSweet bean paste
_c/ Durian Sukegawa ; translated by Alison Watts
264 1 _aLondon :
_bOneworld Publications,
_c2017
300 _a216 pages
336 _2rdacontent
_atext
337 _2rdamedia
_aunmediated
338 _2rdacarrier
_avolume
500 _a"Originally published in Japanese as An"--Title page verso.
520 _aSentaro has failed. He has a criminal record, drinks too much, and his dream of becoming a writer is just a distant memory. With only the blossoming of the cherry trees to mark the passing of time, he spends his days in a tiny confectionery shop selling dorayaki, a type of pancake filled with sweet bean paste. But everything is about to change. Into his life comes Tokue, an elderly woman with disfigured hands and a troubled past. Tokue makes the best sweet bean paste Sentaro has ever tasted. She begins to teach him her craft, but as their friendship flourishes, social pressures become impossible to escape and Tokue's dark secret is revealed, with devastating consequences.
546 _aTranslated from the Japanese.
650 _aFriendship
_vFiction
650 _aPeople with disabilities
_vFiction
700 1 _aWatts, Alison
_etranslator
942 _2ddc
_cBOOK
999 _c24893
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