{"product_id":"mr-kato-plays-family-paperback","title":"MR Kato Plays Family - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMilena Michiko Flasar\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eCaroline Froh\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMilena Michiko Flasar's \u003ci\u003eMr Kat\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eō\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e Plays Family\u003c\/i\u003e is an eccentric second-lease-on-life novel for fans of \u003ci\u003eA Man Called Ove\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eBeautiful World, Where Are You.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMr Katō--a curmudgeon and recent retiree--finds his only solace during his daily walks, where he wonders how his life went wrong and daydreams about getting a dog (which his wife won't allow). During one of these walks, he is approached by a young woman. She calls herself Mie, and invites him to join her business Happy Family, where employees act as part-time relatives or acquaintances for clients in need, for whatever reason, if only for a day. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAt first reluctant, but then intrigued, he takes the job without telling his wife or adult children. Through the many roles he takes on, Mr Katō rediscovers the excitement and spontaneity of life, and re-examines his role in his own family. Using lessons learned with his \"play families,\" he strives to reconnect with his loved ones, to become the father and husband they deserve, and to live the life he's always wanted.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMILENA MICHIKO FLASAR was born in 1980, the daughter of a Japanese mother and an Austrian father. Her 2012 novel, \u003ci\u003eI Called Him Necktie\u003c\/i\u003e, was a bestseller in Austria, won both the Alpha Literary Prize and the Euregio Pupils' Literature Prize, and was long-listed for the International Dublin Literary Award. In 2017, Flasar won the Niederösterreich Cultural Prize in Literature. She studied comparative literature at the University of Vienna, and currently is the literary fellow with the Austrian Federal Ministry for Education, Arts, and Culture. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eCAROLINE FROH translates from German, with a fondness for Swiss-German prose. She holds an MFA in Literary Translation from the University of Iowa, where she was also a Provost's Postgraduate Visiting Writer.\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 208\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.6 x 7.9 x 4.9 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 07, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52556434473267,"sku":"9781250842503","price":24.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/4lbyEHbLK9781250842503.webp?v=1761159162","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/en-ca\/products\/mr-kato-plays-family-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}