{"product_id":"before-gets-cold-by-toshikazu-kawaguchi","title":"Before gets cold by Toshikazu Kawaguchi","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"ds-message _63c77b1\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"ds-markdown\"\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan\u003e📚 Book Description: Before the Coffee Gets Cold\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis 2015 novel by Toshikazu Kawaguchi is the first book in the internationally bestselling \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBefore the Coffee Gets Cold\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e series. Originally a play in 2010, it was adapted into a novel and has since become a global phenomenon, translated into numerous languages and adapted into a film \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Before_the_Coffee_Gets_Cold\" rel=\"noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"ds-scroll-area _1210dd7 c03cafe9\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"ds-scroll-area__gutters\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"ds-scroll-area__horizontal-gutter\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"ds-scroll-area__vertical-gutter\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003cthead\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFeature\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003cth\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDetails\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/thead\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAuthor\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003eToshikazu Kawaguchi \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Before_the_Coffee_Gets_Cold\" rel=\"noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSeries\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003eBefore the Coffee Gets Cold (Book 1) \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/chesterfieldcounty.library.link\/resource\/z2mzMd781go\" rel=\"noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTranslator\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003eGeoffrey Trousselot \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.nypl.org\/research\/research-catalog\/bib\/b21983267\" rel=\"noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eGenre\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003eFiction, Magical Realism, Time-Travel \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.nypl.org\/research\/research-catalog\/bib\/b21983267\" rel=\"noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePages\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003eApprox. 213–348 (varies by edition) \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Before_the_Coffee_Gets_Cold\" rel=\"noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.nypl.org\/research\/research-catalog\/bib\/b21983267\" rel=\"noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOriginal Publication\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003eDecember 6, 2015 (Japan) \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Before_the_Coffee_Gets_Cold\" rel=\"noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEnglish Publication\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003eSeptember 2019 (Picador) \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Before_the_Coffee_Gets_Cold\" rel=\"noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSetting\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003eCafé Funiculi Funicula, Tokyo, Japan \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Before_the_Coffee_Gets_Cold\" rel=\"noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA Café Like No Other\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIn a quiet back alley of Tokyo lies a small, windowless café called \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFuniculi Funicula\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, which has been serving carefully brewed coffee for over a century \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.nypl.org\/research\/research-catalog\/bib\/b21983267\" rel=\"noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.supersummary.com\/before-the-coffee-gets-cold\/summary\/?searchId=83202959-c42e-4d66-89ce-f6cde99e6b66\u0026amp;searchPosition=1\" rel=\"noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. Local legend whispers that this unassuming shop offers something extraordinary: the chance to travel back in time \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/chesterfieldcounty.library.link\/resource\/z2mzMd781go\" rel=\"noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. However, this opportunity comes with a long list of strict and peculiar rules that make the journey far from a simple escape \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Before_the_Coffee_Gets_Cold\" rel=\"noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Rules of Time Travel\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCustomers wishing to travel to the past must follow these conditions \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Before_the_Coffee_Gets_Cold\" rel=\"noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.shelf-awareness.com\/readers\/2020-12-08\/before_the_coffee_gets_cold.html\" rel=\"noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.supersummary.com\/before-the-coffee-gets-cold\/summary\/?searchId=83202959-c42e-4d66-89ce-f6cde99e6b66\u0026amp;searchPosition=1\" rel=\"noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Seat:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e They must sit in a specific chair, which is usually occupied by a ghost. The journey can only begin when the ghost gets up to use the bathroom.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Return:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e They must return to the present before their cup of coffee gets cold (roughly an hour). If they fail, they will become the new ghost trapped in the seat.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Limitations:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e They cannot leave the seat during their visit. They can only meet people who have themselves visited the café. Most importantly, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eno matter what they do in the past, the present will not change\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFour Heartfelt Stories\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe novel follows four customers over the course of a single summer, each hoping to use the café's time-travel offer for their own deeply personal reasons \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/chesterfieldcounty.library.link\/resource\/z2mzMd781go\" rel=\"noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. The book is divided into four interconnected stories \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.nypl.org\/research\/research-catalog\/bib\/b21983267\" rel=\"noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/elibrary.mel.org\/record=b42915919\" rel=\"noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"ds-scroll-area _1210dd7 c03cafe9\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"ds-scroll-area__gutters\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"ds-scroll-area__horizontal-gutter\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"ds-scroll-area__vertical-gutter\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003cthead\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003e\u003cspan\u003eStory\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003cth\u003e\u003cspan\u003eProtagonist\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003cth\u003e\u003cspan\u003eGoal\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/thead\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Lovers\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFumiko, a businesswoman\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003eTo confront her boyfriend who left for America and salvage their relationship \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/medium.com\/@SpinedBookworm\/summary-of-before-the-coffee-gets-cold-by-toshikazu-kawaguchi-49d44c9db87c\" rel=\"noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.supersummary.com\/before-the-coffee-gets-cold\/summary\/?searchId=83202959-c42e-4d66-89ce-f6cde99e6b66\u0026amp;searchPosition=1\" rel=\"noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHusband and Wife\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cspan\u003eKohtake, a nurse\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003eTo receive a letter from her husband whose memory is fading due to Alzheimer's \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Before_the_Coffee_Gets_Cold\" rel=\"noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.supersummary.com\/before-the-coffee-gets-cold\/summary\/?searchId=83202959-c42e-4d66-89ce-f6cde99e6b66\u0026amp;searchPosition=1\" rel=\"noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Sisters\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHirai, a bar owner\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003eTo see her estranged younger sister one last time and make amends \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Before_the_Coffee_Gets_Cold\" rel=\"noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.supersummary.com\/before-the-coffee-gets-cold\/summary\/?searchId=83202959-c42e-4d66-89ce-f6cde99e6b66\u0026amp;searchPosition=1\" rel=\"noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMother and Child\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cspan\u003eKei, the café co-owner\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003eTo travel to the future and meet the daughter she knows she will not live to raise \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Before_the_Coffee_Gets_Cold\" rel=\"noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.supersummary.com\/before-the-coffee-gets-cold\/summary\/?searchId=83202959-c42e-4d66-89ce-f6cde99e6b66\u0026amp;searchPosition=1\" rel=\"noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThemes and Reception\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBefore the Coffee Gets Cold\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is a wistful and heartwarming exploration of universal human emotions: \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003elove, loss, regret, and the weight of unspoken words\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.everand.com\/book\/492296520\/Before-the-Coffee-Gets-Cold-The-cosy-million-copy-sensation-from-Japan\" rel=\"noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/medium.com\/@SpinedBookworm\/summary-of-before-the-coffee-gets-cold-by-toshikazu-kawaguchi-49d44c9db87c\" rel=\"noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. While the past cannot be changed, a final conversation can bring comfort, closure, and a new perspective that allows the characters to move forward \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.shelf-awareness.com\/readers\/2020-12-08\/before_the_coffee_gets_cold.html\" rel=\"noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. Reviewers praise the novel for its \"lasting emotional resonance\" and \"surprising, unerring ability to find lasting emotional resonance\" \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Before_the_Coffee_Gets_Cold\" rel=\"noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.supersummary.com\/before-the-coffee-gets-cold\/summary\/?searchId=83202959-c42e-4d66-89ce-f6cde99e6b66\u0026amp;searchPosition=1\" rel=\"noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eShelf Awareness\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e describes it as a \"quiet, powerful book\" that encourages readers to \"overcome difficulties in the present and say what needs to be said before it's too late\" \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.shelf-awareness.com\/readers\/2020-12-08\/before_the_coffee_gets_cold.html\" rel=\"noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eArab News\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e notes it asks profound questions about how we choose to spend our time\u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Before_the_Coffee_Gets_Cold\" rel=\"noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Color Craft Fun","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51282226577698,"sku":null,"price":450.0,"currency_code":"PKR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0978\/8181\/7378\/files\/Untitleddesign_4_fb996276-1155-4245-8f2e-95e7c54758d4.png?v=1771541371","url":"https:\/\/colorcraft.fun\/products\/before-gets-cold-by-toshikazu-kawaguchi","provider":"Color Craft Fun","version":"1.0","type":"link"}