A deeply moving story about a woman searching for meaning in contemporary Tokyo. From literary sensation and International Booker Prize-shortlisted author Mieko Kawakami, the bestselling author of Breasts and Eggs and Heaven, comes All the Lovers in the Night. 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 her? Poetic, modern and shocking, this is an unforgettable novel from Japan’s most exciting writer.
All the Lovers in the Night
Fiction, Literature, Social Issue, Women EmpowermentMieko Kawakami
2023. Pan Macmillan.
Paperback, 19.6×13.0 cm, 224 pages
ISBN 9781509898299
RM70.00
In stock
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