A young woman in Tokyo takes a few tentative steps outward after years of isolation. Kawakami’s unsettling lyricism and candour about ordinary modern lives have made her one of Japan’s most important contemporary writers.
All The Lovers In The Night
£14.99
Edition:Paperback978150989826812/05/2022
Categories: 04. Spring Books 2022: Fiction, Fiction, Spring Books 2022
Tags: Fiction in Translation, Japan
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