(.) A book with deceptive heft and lingering resonance.' - Iain Maloney, The Japan Times (.) Sukegawa’s writing style, delicately translated by Alison Watts, is well-matched to the subject matter: a slow, muted movement that gently guides the reader, while leaving the unnecessary unsaid. '(A) subtle, moving exploration of redemption in an unforgiving society.(.) As wise as it is moving, Sukegawa’s novel beguiles and seduces the reader from evocative opening to compassionate close.' - Alastair Mabbott, The Herald 'Despite the steely gaze it casts across Japan, it’s a tender-hearted novel tracing an inter-generational friendship that blooms under the cherry blossoms that mark the passage of the seasons.'Depending on your inclinations, you may find this simply delicious or cloyingly sweet' - Jane Housham, The Guardian.

Sweet Bean Paste was made into the film Sweet Bean (2015), directed by Kawase Naomi, and starring Kiki Kirin and Nagase Masatoshiī : rather saccharine and too obviously well-meaning, but competently done.Kirschblüten und rote Bohnen - Deutschland General information | review summaries | our review | links | about the author Translated into English for the first time, Durian Sukegawa’s beautiful prose is capturing hearts all over the world.Trying to meet all your book preview and review needs. Sweet Bean Paste is a moving novel about the burden of the past and the redemptive power of friendship. She begins to teach him her craft, but as their friendship flourishes, social pressures become impossible to escape and Tokue’s dark secret is revealed, Tokue makes the best sweet bean paste Sentaro has ever tasted. Into his life comes Tokue, an elderly woman with disfigured hands and a troubled past. With only the blossoming of the cherry trees to mark the passing of time, he spends his days in a tiny confectionery shop selling dorayaki, a type of pancake filled with sweet bean paste. He has a criminal record, drinks too much, and his dream of becoming a writer is just a distant memory.

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