Coffee session - Kigo Higashino
In a house in one of Tokyo's upscale neighborhoods, Yoshitaka Machiba tells his wife, Ayan, coldly, that he will leave her because she did not give him a child. He met a young woman and wants to spend his life with her. The day after tomorrow, he is found dead, lying in the living room with a cup of coffee beside him, a few hours before his appointment with his beloved, who is none other than Hiromi, Ayan's favorite student. It is a story of a couple, two women, betrayal, humiliated dignity, and a coffee session... taking us into the heart of Japanese intimate life, and revealing the customs and traditions of that enchanting society, where calmness and discipline are present at the core of daily life. Throughout this puzzling mystery, where we oscillate between accusing the humiliated widow and exonerating her, temptation and deduction engage in an exciting struggle, and events play with us until we discover, in shock, that revenge in Japan is a hot drink! * * * Kigo Higashino, born in Osaka in 1958. He enjoys immense popularity in Japan, where he reigns over the throne of thrilling writing, and in this literary genre, he is the most read Japanese author in the world. The novel "Coffee Session" is his second work translated into Arabic. Publishing house: Al-Markaz Al-Thaqafi Al-Arabi. Author's name: Kigo Higashino. Number of pages: 400.
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