'Mieko Kawakami is a genius' - Naoise Dolan, author of Exciting Times'Compact and supple, it's a strikingly intelligent feat.' - The New York Times Book ReviewFrom international literary sensation Mieko Kawakami comes All The Lovers In The Night, an extraordinary, deeply moving and insightful story set in contemporary Tokyo. Fuyuko Irie is a freelance proofreader in her thirties. Living alone, and unable to form meaningful relationships, she has little contact with anyone other than Hijiri, someone she works with.When she sees her reflection, she's confronted with a tired and spiritless woman who has failed to take control of her own life. Her one source of solace: light. Every Christmas Eve, Fuyuko heads out to catch a glimpse of the lights that fill the Tokyo night.But it is a chance encounter with a man named Mitsutsuka that awakens something new in her. And so her life begins to change. As Fuyuko starts to see the world in a different light, painful memories from her past begin to
A New York Times Book to Watch'Breathtaking' - Haruki Murakami'Radical' - Katie Kitamura'Uncommon precision' - Yoko Ogawa'Bold, modern and surprising' - An YuOn a hot summer's day in a poor suburb of
A witty, moving story of adolescent love and loss from the acclaimed, prize-winning author of Breasts and EggsA Japan Times Book of the decadeA young boy returns obsessively to a supermarket sandwich
