Tokyo pleasures

Tokyo Pleasures is a beautiful, poetic, and moving human novel, following the stories of several different people in a noisy and fast-paced city like Tokyo. The novel has affected millions of people around the world. The novel was published by the Arab Cultural Center as part of a distinguished and diverse series of translated novels that include several books of contemporary Japanese literature. About the Tokyo Pleasures novel It is an emotional and poetic novel revolving around the pains of bodies and hearts, and about love, compassion, and resilience, but above all, it is a story of an unexpected meeting between two people who resemble each other more than they think, despite their age difference and aspirations. It is a wonderful novel, a feast consumed without moderation. The first time I saw you, it was my weekly outing. I was strolling, amazed at the cherry trees on the commercial street when a delicious smell led me to discover the Doraharu shop. And I saw you then. I saw your face. Your eyes looked very sad, just like my eyes in the past. That’s why I stopped in front of the shop, as if I was irresistibly drawn to it. Shintaro works in a shop selling dorayaki pancakes located in the heart of Tokyo. His life turns upside down when Toki, the old lady with deformed fingers, is employed, who will teach him how to prepare the filling of his pancakes with love and skill, until his shop becomes a destination for lovers of this traditional Japanese sweet. But Toki was hiding a secret that could not be revealed, so she disappeared without warning, just as she had appeared suddenly, leaving Shintaro with a mark that will accompany him for a lifetime. Quotes from the book Tokyo Pleasures She told me that the only way to live and survive here is definitely to become some kind of poets, and looking at reality alone gives one the desire to die. I have lived vainly, believing I was innocent, and I was crushed by people's misunderstanding of me. Sometimes we need to show insight and prove cleverness.