All the lovers in the night

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 YellowfaceFuyuko 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?