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040			_aFISKH _beng _cFISKH _dFISKH
050			_aPL869 .O75
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100			_aSukegawa, Durian _eAuthor
245			_aSweet bean paste / _cDurian Sukegawa ; translated by Alison Watts
260			_aLondon : _bOneworld Publications Ltd , _c2013
300			_a216 pages : _c20 cm
520			_aA charming tale of friendship, love, and loneliness in contemporary Japan Sentaro 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. Sweet Bean Paste is a moving novel about the burden of the past and the redemptive power of friendship. Translated into English for the first time, Durian Sukegawa's beautiful prose is capturing hearts all over the world.
650			_aJapanese fiction _vTranslated
650			_aCuisine _vFriendship
700			_aWatts, Alison _eTranslator
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