The Beauty of the Distance - Nao-Cola Yamazaki

The Beauty of Distance

Nao-Cola Yamazaki is one of the most delicate and singular voices in contemporary Japanese literature. In a quiet cafe, a man observes the world around him while slowly drinking a green juice. A white butterfly flits through the air.

A tabby cat climbs a wall. Cherry blossom petals slowly fall to the ground. For a moment, time seems suspended.

As he prepares to visit his wife, who is in her final stage of illness, the narrator, whose name remains unknown, returns to memories of the life they built together: ordinary days, shared silences, the almost invisible gestures that sustain a relationship over the years. TRUE LOVE ALSO LIVES IN THE GESTURES WE REPEAT WITHOUT IMAGINING THEY WILL BE THE LAST. An intimate and moving novel about the delicate journey through the last days of a life.

With honesty and unparalleled tenderness, Nao-Cola Yamazaki explores how we face the proximity of death and the silent containment of feelings that, often, only small acts can reveal.

Work details

• Author: Nao-Cola Yamazaki
• Publisher: Alma dos Livros
• Category: Fiction
• Number of pages: 144
• Cover: Paperback