Beautiful Distance by Nao-Cola Yamazaki crossword pandemic playfulness and brilliant new

pandemic playfulness and brilliant new writing

Hooft Award

from black holes to supernovas

first published in 1961

Let’s face it

Beautiful Distance by Nao-Cola Yamazaki crossword pandemic playfulness and brilliant newBefore the hospital, we had often raised our hands towards each other as wed gone through life together. A man sits in a cafe, sipping a green juice and watching the world go by. A white butterfly flutters through the air; a calico cat jumps onto a wall; cherry blossom petals fall, softly, to the ground. Life, momentarily, stands still. Our unnamed narrator is preparing to visit his terminally ill wife in hospital. A prize winning bestseller in Japan,