All The Lovers In The Night

<p><b>From literary sensation and International Booker Prize-shortlisted author Mieko Kawakami, the bestelling author of <i>Breasts and Eggs</i> and <i>Heaven </i>comes <i>All the Lovers in the Night</i>, an extraordinary, deeply moving and </b><b>insightful story set in contemporary Tokyo.</b><br><br><b>'A brief, compelling study of alienation and friendship; I binge-read it in one sitting.' - Rebecca F Kuang, author of <i>Babel</i></b><br><br>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 still, painful memories from her past begin to resurfa