All The Lovers In The Night
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| Verlag | Macmillan Publishers International |
| Auflage | 2023 |
| Seiten | 224 |
| Format | 13,2 x 1,4 x 21,0 cm |
| B-format paperback | |
| Gewicht | 166 g |
| Artikeltyp | Englisches Buch |
| EAN | 9781509898299 |
| Bestell-Nr | 50989829UA |
From the bestselling author of Breasts and Eggs and international literary sensation Mieko Kawakami comes a deeply moving story about a woman searching for meaning in contemporary Tokyo.
A deeply moving and insightful story set in contemporary Tokyo. From literary sensation and International Booker Prize-shortlisted author Mieko Kawakami, the bestelling author of Breasts and Eggs and Heaven comes All the Lovers in the Night.
'A brief, compelling study of alienation and friendship; I binge-read it in one sitting.' - Rebecca F Kuang, author of Babel
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 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 h er?
Poetic, modern and shocking, this is an unforgettable novel from Japan's most exciting writer.
'Mieko Kawakami is a genius' - Naoise Dolan, author of Exciting Times
All the Lovers in the Night is translated from the Japanese by Sam Bett and David Boyd.
Rezension:
If a book can keep me enraptured for the whole journey I count that as pretty unputdownable . . . a brief, compelling study of alientation and friendship; I binge-read it in one sitting. Rebecca F Kuang, bestselling author of Babel
