{"product_id":"the-tatami-time-machine-blues-nomad-edition-9780063485846","title":"The Tatami Time Machine Blues (Nomad Edition)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIn the boiling heat of summer, a broken remote control for an air conditioner threatens life as we know it in this reality-bending, time-slipping sequel to \u003cem\u003eThe Tatami Galaxy.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDuring a scorching August in Kyoto, our protagonist and his worst friend, Ozu, are locked in a glaring contest in a four-and-a-half-tatami-mat room. Ozu has spilled Coke on the air conditioner's remote control--the only AC in Shimogamo Yusuisuiso, their famously shabby sweatbox of an apartment building. Vengeful and despairing, our protagonist discusses countermeasures with his secret crush, the reliably blunt Akashi, when Tamura, a strange young man with a bad haircut, appears.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTamura claims to be a time traveler from 25 years in the future, and shows off the time machine he uses to travel. Our protagonist has a brilliant idea: the sweetest revenge would be to go back one day in time and retrieve the functioning remote control. His simple fix is complicated by Ozu and several others who are also eager to take a ride back in time. But in attempting to alter the past, our protagonist foresees the world's extinction. Even more troublingly, Akashi mentions she's bringing someone to the upcoming bonfire . . . and it's not him. Only one thing remains certain: it's going to be a very long month.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eObliteration? Salvation? Coca-Cola? Castella cake? What does the time machine hold for our (not quite) heroes? It all depends on which one gets there first.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTranslated from the Japanese by Emily Balistrieri\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Tomihiko Morimi\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Harpervia\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/10\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 288\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.43lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 2.14h x 7.74w x 0.66d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780063485846\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eMorimi, Tomihiko:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTomihiko Morimi \u003c\/strong\u003ewas born and raised in Nara Prefecture, Japan. His first novel \u003cem\u003eTower of the Sun, \u003c\/em\u003e which he wrote while studying at Kyoto University, won the 15th Japan Fantasy Novel Award. In 2006, he received the Yamamoto Shugoro Prize for the novel \u003cem\u003eThe Night is Short, Walk on Girl, \u003c\/em\u003e and in 2010, Penguin Highway was awarded the Japan SF Grand Prize. In 2023, the English edition of \u003cem\u003eThe Tatami Galaxy\u003c\/em\u003e was shortlisted for the PEN Translation Prize. Several of his works have been adapted into critically acclaimed anime series and films. He still lives and works in Nara.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"booksdeli.com","offers":[{"title":"Tomihiko Morimi \/ Paperback \/ English","offer_id":47733905129629,"sku":"9780063485846","price":29.11,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0619\/5648\/9373\/files\/img_6224cc6c-a662-4bae-9b42-a83cc38f2f46.jpg?v=1773738409","url":"https:\/\/booksdeli.com\/products\/the-tatami-time-machine-blues-nomad-edition-9780063485846","provider":"booksdeli.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}