Tales From the Cafe

Of the four characters who travel through time in the novel—Gohtaro Chiba, Yukio Mita, Katsuki Kurata, and Kiyoshi Manda—which one undergoes the most significant internal change and arc as a character? What evidence from the text supports this claim?

The novel takes place in the single setting of the Funiculi Funicula café. What effect does this setting have on the tone and themes of the novel?

There are several allusions to fine art throughout the novel. Does art function as a symbol or motif in Tales from the Café? What meaning does it lend to the text?