Título: Honeybees and Distant Thunder: A Novel
Autor: Riku Onda
Sinopse: THE MILLION-COPY AWARD-WINNING JAPANESE BESTSELLER
"Onda's rich descriptions capture often elusive topics—music and longing—and bring the classical repertoire to vivid life." —People, BEST NEW BOOK
Tender and intense, Honeybees and Distant Thunder is the unflinching story of love, courage and rivalry as three young people come to understand what it means to truly be a friend.
In a small coastal town just a stone's throw from Tokyo, a prestigious piano competition is underway. Over the course of two feverish weeks, three students will experience some of the most joyous—and painful—moments of their lives. Though they don't know it yet, each will profoundly and unpredictably change the others, for ever.
Aya was a child prodigy who abruptly gave up performing after the death of her mother, and is now trying for a comeback; Masaru, a childhood friend of Aya who came to the piano through her insistence that he learn to play, is now reunited with her after many years, and is equally invested in both his and her success; Akashi, who is older and married, works in a music store and is the “old man” of the competitors, hoping for a final chance at success; and Jin, a sixteen-year-old prodigy, the free spirited son of a beekeeper who travels constantly, and has no formal training (and doesn’t even own a piano) yet whose mesmerizing insight into music has brought him to the attention of one of the world’s most celebrated pianists, the late Maestro Von Hoffman.
Each of them will break the rules, awe their fans and push themselves to the brink. But at what cost?
Beloved in Japan, Riku Onda immerses us in the world of music—from piano masterpieces to the buzz of bees and the rumble of thunder—which crescendos to a surprising ending in this rich and vibrant novel.
Contexto da obra
Como livro em inglês, esta obra costuma ganhar também uma camada própria de interesse editorial e linguístico. “Honeybees and Distant Thunder: A Novel”, de Riku Onda, publicado pela editora Pegasus Books, em 2023 e com 432 páginas, integra a categoria Livros em Inglês. Por isso, o interesse da obra tende a se ampliar quando o leitor considera também a relação com a língua em que ela circula.
Editora: Pegasus Books
Páginas: 432
Ano: 2023-05-02
Edição:
Linguagem: en
ISBN: 163936403X
ISBN13: 9781639364039
Sobre a editora
Os livros da editora Pegasus Books oferecem uma experiência de leitura que combina narrativas históricas detalhadas com investigações culturais e biográficas profundas. O catálogo privilegia histórias ambientadas em contextos históricos marcantes, como guerras, revoluções e períodos de transformação social, frequentemente explorando personagens reais ou figuras emblemáticas. O tom varia entre o rigor documental e o relato envolvente, com ritmo que alterna entre narrativas densas e abordagens mais acessíveis, sempre com atenção ao impacto humano e social dos eventos. Há também espaço para obras que misturam investigação, suspense e até fantasia urbana, mostrando uma diversidade que vai do ensaio histórico ao thriller contemporâneo.
