Book
The healing hippo of Hinode Park : a novel / Michiko Aoyama ; translated from the Japanese by Takami Nieda.
"Nestling at the bottom of a five-storey apartment block is the children's playground, Hinode Park. If you look to the side, standing on stubby legs, is a hippo. Its upturned eyes give it a teary look, yet for decades, its quiet power has sustained the hearts of one community. Meet the neighbours who will reach out to kabahiko: Kanato presses his head to the hippo's cheek, hoping to recover the stellar marks he once scored; Sawa, a lonely new mother, strokes its mouth, hopes to connect as she once did when she was an award-winning retail assistant; Chiharu, a wedding-planner, hopes to be able to listen for the happiness of others; Yuya avoids sports day with a fake injury, only to find he really is in pain. Despite Kazuhiko's fading eyes from too much editorial work, he will learn to see life's everyday wonders."--Publisher.
Record details
- ISBN: 9781335016331 (hardcover)
- Physical Description: 243 pages : illustrations ; 19 cm
- Publisher: Toronto, ON : Hanover Square Press, 2025.
Content descriptions
| General Note: | "First English-language edition published in Great Britain in 2025 by Doubleday, an imprint of Transworld Publishers."--Title page verso. Translated from the Japanese. |
| Language Note: | In English, translated from the Japanese. |
Search for related items by subject
| Subject: | Healing > Fiction. Hippopotamus > Fiction. Hope > Fiction. Interpersonal relations > Fiction. Playgrounds > Fiction. Statues > Fiction. |
| Genre: | Domestic fiction. Magic realist fiction. Novels. |
Available copies
- 0 of 1 copy available at Tsuga Consortium.
Holds
- 0 current holds with 1 total copy.
Show Only Available Copies
| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stroud Branch | FIC Aoyam | 31681010435196 | FICTION | Checked out | 01/01/2026 |
| LDR | 02217cam a2200361 i 4500 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 001 | 407342 | ||
| 003 | TSUGA | ||
| 005 | 20250909075826.1 | ||
| 008 | 250909s2025 onca 000 1 eng d | ||
| 020 | . | ‡a9781335016331 (hardcover) ‡c$26.99 | |
| 035 | . | ‡a(CaOWLBI)pr08008040 | |
| 090 | . | ‡aFIC Aoyam | |
| 100 | 1 | . | ‡aAoyama, Michiko, ‡d1970- ‡eauthor. |
| 245 | 1 | 4. | ‡aThe healing hippo of Hinode Park : ‡ba novel / ‡cMichiko Aoyama ; translated from the Japanese by Takami Nieda. |
| 264 | 1. | ‡aToronto, ON : ‡bHanover Square Press, ‡c2025. | |
| 300 | . | ‡a243 pages : ‡billustrations ; ‡c19 cm | |
| 336 | . | ‡atext ‡btxt ‡2rdacontent | |
| 337 | . | ‡aunmediated ‡bn ‡2rdamedia | |
| 338 | . | ‡avolume ‡bnc ‡2rdacarrier | |
| 500 | . | ‡a"First English-language edition published in Great Britain in 2025 by Doubleday, an imprint of Transworld Publishers."--Title page verso. | |
| 500 | . | ‡aTranslated from the Japanese. | |
| 520 | . | ‡a"Nestling at the bottom of a five-storey apartment block is the children's playground, Hinode Park. If you look to the side, standing on stubby legs, is a hippo. Its upturned eyes give it a teary look, yet for decades, its quiet power has sustained the hearts of one community. Meet the neighbours who will reach out to kabahiko: Kanato presses his head to the hippo's cheek, hoping to recover the stellar marks he once scored; Sawa, a lonely new mother, strokes its mouth, hopes to connect as she once did when she was an award-winning retail assistant; Chiharu, a wedding-planner, hopes to be able to listen for the happiness of others; Yuya avoids sports day with a fake injury, only to find he really is in pain. Despite Kazuhiko's fading eyes from too much editorial work, he will learn to see life's everyday wonders."--Publisher. | |
| 546 | . | ‡aIn English, translated from the Japanese. | |
| 650 | 0. | ‡aHealing ‡vFiction. | |
| 650 | 0. | ‡aHippopotamus ‡vFiction. | |
| 650 | 0. | ‡aHope ‡vFiction. | |
| 650 | 0. | ‡aInterpersonal relations ‡vFiction. | |
| 650 | 0. | ‡aPlaygrounds ‡vFiction. | |
| 650 | 0. | ‡aStatues ‡vFiction. | |
| 655 | 7. | ‡aDomestic fiction. ‡2lcgft | |
| 655 | 7. | ‡aMagic realist fiction. ‡2lcgft | |
| 655 | 7. | ‡aNovels. ‡2lcgft | |
| 700 | 1 | . | ‡aNieda, Takami, ‡etranslator. |
| 852 | . | ‡aINNISFIL ‡bSTROUD ‡cFICTION ‡zIn process ‡gbook ‡hFIC Aoyam ‡p31681010435196 | |
| 905 | . | ‡utechserv | |
| 901 | . | ‡a407342 ‡bAUTOGEN ‡c407342 ‡tbiblio ‡soclc | |
