From the healing of young people in Between the Two of Us or the twilight of two souls in the night;
1. Two souls in the night – Kent Haruf
Two Souls in the Night is the last work of Kent Haruf, published after his death in 2014 and adapted into a movie in 2017. The writer of the `pursuit of happiness` wrote the article
Louise Waters and Addie Moore are two elderly people at the end of their lives.
Delicate yet magical with emotions that are difficult to name, Two Souls in the Night is a good book about loneliness, about dissolution in the blind conflicts of this life.
Two Souls in the Night
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2. Briefcase – Hiromi Kawakami
More widely known by the English title Strange Weather in Tokyo, this 2001 Tanizaki Literature Prize winner tells the extremely interesting love story of a student and a teacher, whom she has never felt before.
One night, Tsukiko accidentally met her old teacher, who was 30 years older than her, retired, widowed and lonely.
Gentle, delicate and understanding, Hiromi Kawakami goes down a narrow path but does not forget to make this story shine with love and affectionate emotions, to know that love is always present no matter what.
Bag
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3. Austerlitz: A name – W.G.
Also an orgy into memory like Patrick Modiano, but with Austerlitz: A name, W.G.
The book revolves around the story of an unknown traveler, amidst the overlapping shadows and illusions – Austerlitz, the sunset still remaining of the once hidden origins.
As his last work before his death from a traffic accident in 2001, Austerlitz: An empty, vague name but draws readers into fragments that are somewhat retrospective and full of empty spaces of pain.
A Name – Austerlitz
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4. Between the two of us – Sally Rooney
Having been nominated for the 2018 Man Booker Prize, winning the `Best Novel` category at the Costa Prize, and adapted into a television series at the end of Spring 2020, it can be said that Between the Two of Us is Sally’s brilliant milestone.
The work revolves around Marianne and Connell – two teenagers standing on the threshold of adulthood and suffering the same amount of trauma.
As the trembling voice of adolescence but also full of hope, protection, sharing and sympathy, Between the two of us represents a new generation, a generation of unsteadiness and uncertainty but will no longer be afraid.
Between us
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5. Convenience store girl – Murata Sayaka
Winner of the 2016 Akutagawa Literary Award, Murata Sayaka has since this novel become a prominent name in new Japanese literature in the world.
Things only gradually changed when Keiko met Shiraha – a guy who was also a failure and somewhat alienated from society like herself.
Full of turmoil but also indifference, this is a work for those who are lonely and struggling to live their lives in the present, despite the restrictions and judgments that are still present.
Combo of 2 books: Super sad true love story + Convenience store girl
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