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The Lantern of Lost Memories

ID 496294
Slug the-lantern-of-lost-memories-sanaka-hiiragi
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Author : Sanaka Hiiragi
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Description One photograph, one treasured memory, one chance to go back ... If you could relive one day of your life, which would you choose? In a cosy photography studio in the mountains between this world and the next, someone is waking up as if from a dream. A kind man will hand them a hot cup of tea and gently explain that, having reached the end of their life, they have one final task. There is a stack of photos on their lap, one for every day of their life, and now they must choose the pictures that capture their most treasured memories, which will be placed in a beautiful lantern. Once completed, it will be set spinning, and their cherished moments will flash before their eyes, guiding them to another world. But, like our most thumbed-over photographs, our favourite memories become faded with age, so each visitor to the studio has the chance to choose one day to return to and photograph afresh. Each has a treasured story to tell, from the old woman rebuilding a community in Tokyo after a disaster, to the flawed Yakuza man who remembers a time when he was kind, and a strong child who is fighting to survive. Extraordinarily moving and wise, Sanaka Hiiragi's The Lantern of Lost Memories is a beautiful Japanese tale about the people that make us and the moments that change us.
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300 Literaire fictie algemeen NUR
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Publisher Veltman Distributie Import Books
Imprint
Language eng
Page count 224
Duration
Publication date first 2024-09-05
Publication date latest 2024-10-03
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  • ISBN: 9781035023622 (BB)

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