All Lovers In Night /T

Book Title: All Lovers In Night /T
ISBN: 9781509898268
By Author(s):MIEKO KAWAKAMI
By Publisher:HOLTZBRINCK
Format:TPB

From literary sensation and International Booker Prize-shortlisted author Mieko Kawakami, the bestelling author ofBreasts and EggsandHeavencomesAll the Lovers in the Night, an extraordinary, deeply moving andinsightful story set in contemporary Tokyo.

‘A brief, compelling study of alienation and friendship; I binge-read it in one sitting.’ – Rebecca F Kuang, author ofBabel

Fuyuko Irie is a freelance proofreader in her thirties. Living alone in an overwhelming city and unable to form meaningful relationships, she has little contact with anyone other than her colleague, Hijiri. But a chance encounter with a man named Mitsutsuka awakens something new in her. Through their weekly meetings, Fuyuko starts to see the world in a different light and still, painful memories from her past begin to resurface.

As Fuyuko realizes she exists in a small world of her own making she begins to push at her own boundaries. But will she find the strength to bring down the walls that surround her?

Poetic, modern and shocking, this is an unforgettable novel from Japans most exciting writer.

Mieko Kawakami is a genius – NaoiseDolan, author ofExciting Times

All the Lovers in the Nightis translated from the Japanese by Sam Bett and David Boyd.

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