![]() But once I familiarized myself with his distinct writing style, this book turned into a true pleasure to read. Perhaps it’s the fact that the author, Toshikazu Kawaguchi, is a playwright, and this novel was indeed adapted from one of his plays. Sure, any book that revolves around time travel is a little odd to begin with, but even when you accept this premise as a given, “Before the coffee gets cold” is written in a way that didn’t feel instantly accessible to me: too many repetitions and a rather slow pace. I’ll be honest, it took a while for me to get into the rhythm of this novel. ![]() If the time travellers break one of these rules, they turn into a ghost, condemned to sit at the very same spot in the café forever – or at least until the next person forgets to come back to the present on time. And here comes the most important one: They must drink the entire cup before the coffee goes cold. They have to understand that they can’t change the present. ![]() ![]() These rules include, among others, that they have to sit at a certain table at the café and are not allowed to get up from that designated chair while visiting the past. But an urban legend says that visitors to this café can travel back to the past if they are willing to follow a set of rules. Would you travel back in time, if you had the chance? Who would you like to meet and why?Īt first glance, the small windowless café, located in an unassuming back alley somewhere in Tokyo, looks like a relic of long gone times. ![]()
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