Beschreibung
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 Yellowface 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. '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.
| EAN: | 9781509898299 |
| Farbverschnitt: | Generell werden die Bücher ohne Farbverschnitt geliefert, auch wenn die Abbildungen einen Farbverschnitt zeigen. |
| Erscheinungsjahr: | 11.05.2023 |
| Produktform: | Kartoniert |
| Beilage: | B-format paperback |
| Autoren: | Kawakami, Mieko |
| Übersetzung: | Bett, Sam~Boyd, David |
| Seitenzahl/Blattzahl: | 224 |
| Themenüberschrift: | FICTION / Literary |
| Keyword: | Japan; Japanese fiction; loneliness; introverted; relationships; romance; translated fiction; Tokyo; relationships; trauma; high school; love; infatuation; isolation; pain; sexuality |
| Fachschema: | Englische Bücher / Belletristik / Roman, Erzählung~Japanische Belletristik / Roman, Erzählung~Japan / Roman, Erzählung, Humor~Tokio - Tokyo / Roman, Erzählung, Essay |
| Fachkategorie: | Zeitgenössische Liebesromane~Belletristik: Themen, Stoffe, Motive: Liebe und Beziehungen~Belletristik: Themen, Stoffe, Motive: Soziales~Belletristik in Übersetzung, Moderne und zeitgenössische Belletristik |
| Region: | Tokio |
| Altersempfehlung / Lesealter: | 18 |
| ab Alter: | 18 |
| Imprint-Titels: | Picador |
| Verkauf Verboten: | |
| Text Sprache: | eng |
| Originalsprache: | jpn |
| Verlag: | Pan Macmillan |
| Länge: | 198 mm |
| Breite: | 128 mm |
| Höhe: | 17 mm |
| Gewicht: | 168 gr |
| Genre: | Importe |
| Herkunftsland: | GROSSBRITANNIEN (GB) |