Book Description | You can travel through time, but you shouldn't exceed the time it takes for a cup of coffee to cool. What follows is a common rumor about a caf in Tokyo. The details of the rumor state that anyone who sits in a specific chair there can travel through time, either to the past or the future. The caf is called Vincula. However, time travel comes with four conditions: - You can only meet people who have previously visited the caf. - Time travel cannot affect the current situation. - No one can be forced to leave the chair; when the person sitting stands up, anyone who wants to travel can take their place. - Time travel begins as soon as the coffee is poured and ends once it cools. Despite these four rules, people are curious to visit the caf. The novel "Before the Coffee Gets Cold" by Toshikazu Kawaguchi presents four cases in which four individuals decided to travel through time: - A couple where a woman left her lover, who then travels away from her, and she regrets it, deciding to travel back in time. - A husband suffering from Alzheimers who forgets his wife, prompting her to travel through time for clarity. - Two sisters, where the younger sister was killed in a car accident, leading the older sister to visit her. - A mother and her unborn child, telling the story of a sick pregnant woman who fears for her child's future. Kawaguchi's gentle perspective, through which he addresses the beauty of fleeting moments, makes reading this work an emotional journey that deeply immerses us in the desire to cling to the past. This unusual novel will stir many dormant feelings within the readers. |