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The Briefcase

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First published: 2012
Pages: 146

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Hiromi Kawakami's moving story "The Briefcase" is set in Tokyo. The focal point of the narrative is the relationship between 38-year-old Tsukiko, an office worker, and "Sensei," her former high school teacher. Their relationship develops from casual friendship to connection and ultimately into a very passionate love affair, despite Sensei being a widower and their age difference of thirty years. The story gently alludes to the changing of the seasons and the food and drinks they share signifying the passing of time and their mutual loneliness.

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Hiromi Kawakami

Hiromi Kawakami is a Japanese writer, known for her off-beat fiction, poetry, and literary criticism. She has won numerous Japanese literary awards, including the Akutagawa Prize, the Tanizaki Prize, the Yomiuri Prize, and the Izumi Kyōka Prize for Literature. Her work has been adapted for film and has been translated into more than 15 languages.

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