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02618aam a22004818i 4500 001 8E2810B230FC11EEBC3B3D423BECA4DB 003 SILO 005 20230802011922 007 t| 008 230224s2023 nyu e 000 1 eng 010 $a 2023007551 020 $a 1250842492 020 $a 9781250842497 035 $a (OCoLC)1340646620 040 $a DLC $b eng $e rda $c DLC $d GK8 $d UKMGB $d OCLCF $d RNL $d VP@ $d JIU $d SILO 041 1 $a eng $h ger 042 $a pcc 100 1 $a FlasÌar, Milena Michiko, $d 1980- 245 10 $a Mr KatoÌ plays family / $c Milena Michiko FlasÌar ; translated from the German by Caroline Froh. 250 $a First edition. 264 1 $a New York : $b Forge/Tor Publishing Group, $c 2023. 300 $a 198 pages ; $c 21 cm. 520 $a "Milena Michiko FlasÌar's Mr KatoÌ Plays Family is an eccentric second-lease-on-life novel for fans of A Man Called Ove and Beautiful World, Where Are You. Mr KatoÌ-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. At first reluctant, but then intrigued, he takes the job without telling his wife or adult children. Through the many roles he takes on, Mr KatoÌ 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"-- $c Provided by publisher. 650 0 $a Families $v Fiction. 650 0 $a Marriage $v Fiction. 650 0 $a Aging $v Fiction. 650 0 $a Older men $v Fiction. 650 0 $a Negativism $v Fiction. 650 0 $a Conduct of life $v Fiction. 655 7 $a Domestic fiction. $2 lcgft 700 1 $a Froh, Caroline, $e translator. 941 $a 9 952 $l VYPA964 $d 20240521010553.0 952 $l OVUX522 $d 20231219012102.0 952 $l UGPF911 $d 20231207020527.0 952 $l YCPD572 $d 20231206014626.0 952 $l UJPE911 $d 20231014010902.0 952 $l TYPH572 $d 20230902014102.0 952 $l DYPD423 $d 20230829010309.0 952 $l CDPF771 $d 20230805010224.0 952 $l GDPF771 $d 20230802012856.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=8E2810B230FC11EEBC3B3D423BECA4DB 994 $a C0 $b JIUInitiate Another SILO Locator Search