All The Lovers In The Night

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Selected as one of The Oprah Daily's Best Books of 2022 The acclaimed and bestselling author of Breasts and Eggs and Heaven returns with a blistering, shocking and poetic story set in contemporary Tokyo. Shy, lonely and introverted Fuyuko lives alone and fills her days with her job as a freelance proofreader. About to turn thirty-five, she cannot imagine ever having any emotional or successful relationship in her life as it currently stands. She is regularly haunted by encounters of the past. But Fuyuko loves the light and goes out on the night of her birthday, Christmas Eve, to count the lights. Her only friend, Hijiri, offers some light in her life, but it is a chance encounter with another man, Mr. Mitsutsuka, a physics teacher, who offers her access from another dimension to light. Pulsing, poetic, modern and shocking, All The Lovers in The Night is the third novel from internationally bestselling author Mieko Kawakami. Translated from the Japanese by Sam Bett and David Boyd.

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Kawakamis novel is uncompromisingly candid in its appraisal of the harm women inflict on one another, while never losing sight of the overarching structures that lead them to do so in the first place. Compact and supple, its a strikingly intelligent feat. * The New York Times Book Review *
Her most accomplished novel yet . . . A contemporary Japanese master continues her meteoric rise into our literary firmament -- Hamilton Cain * Oprah Daily (A Most Anticipated Book of 2022) *
[An] engrossing, fine-boned new novel, deftly translated from Japanese by Sam Bett and David Boyd . . . with this consummate novel, Kawakamis star continues to rise, pulsing against a night thats anything but holy -- Hamilton Cain * The Washington Post *
Kawakami the author of titles such as Breasts and Eggs and Heaven has crafted another atmospheric, subtly beautiful novel. * TIME Magazine (A Most Anticipated Book of May 2022) *
Kawakami has an effortless way of turning the mundanity of Fuyoko's day-to-day into detailed occasions that I want to know more about . . . Though the everyday is more interesting than you'd think, this is a book that's really about Fuyoko discovering happiness * Stylist *
In contrast to the many suffocating (western) conventions of romantic storytelling, it is refreshing to encounter a book of such irresistible sweet melancholy. * The Irish Times *
Kawakami has created a rich and notable examination of the varied ways women choose to live their lives and the gains and losses that come with the choices they've made. Kawakami writes with the tender and incisive sensibilities of a poet . . . An unforgettable and masterful work. * Kirkus Reviews (Starred Review) *
Candid and searing, Kawakami's latest is another brilliantly rendered portal into young womens lives. * Booklist (Starred Review) *
The author dazzles with her exploration of emotions . . . An invigorating and empowering portrait. Its a winner. * Publishers Weekly (Starred Review) *

Mieko Kawakami has emerged as a literary feminist icon . . . Deftly translated by Sam Bett and
David Boyd, her prose retains the accessibility of a blog, with glimpses of lyricism.

* Financial Times *
From the celebrated author of Breasts and Eggs comes Kawakamis most accomplished novel yet, plumbing the ennui of Fuyuko, an anxiety-prone proofreader who is something of a social misfit. * Oprah Daily *
A brilliantly rendered portrait of a single 30-something copy editor and the varied community of women that surrounds her. * TIME *

Author Bio

Mieko Kawakami is the author of the internationally bestselling novel Breasts and Eggs, a New York Times Notable Book of the Year and one of TIME's Best 10 Books of 2020. Born in Osaka, Kawakami made her literary debut as a poet in 2006, and published her first novella, My Ego, My Teeth, and the World, in 2007. Her writing is known for its poetic qualities and its insights into the female body, ethical questions, and the dilemmas of modern society. Her works have been translated into many languages and are available all over the world. She has received numerous prestigious literary awards in Japan for her work, including the Akutagawa Prize, the Tanizaki Prize, and the Murasaki Shikibu Prize. She lives in Tokyo, Japan.