All the Lovers in the Night
Book description
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, an extraordinary, deeply moving and insightful story set in contemporary Tokyo.
'A brief, compelling study of alienation and friendship; I binge-read it in one…
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1 author picked All the Lovers in the Night as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?
I often read Japanese literature to access different perspectives into modern Japanese society that diverge from news media accounts and the research that I do. Kawakami, whose provocative Breasts and Eggs took on issues rarely discussed in polite Japanese society, has written yet another stunning thriller about the everyday life of a rather ordinary woman.
Encountering a traumatic encounter in her teen years, the main character in All the Lovers in the Night is plagued by social anxiety and chooses a profession in editing that allows her to be immersed in language and writing.
While obliterated by demanding work finding…
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