Cover Reveal: All the Lovers in the Night by Mieko Kawakami

I’ve never read a Mieko Kawakami book yet, although I’ve seen nothing but good reviews of books by this author. They give me an absurdist vibe and I cannot explain why. But I know that I want to get started on them, especially Breasts and Eggs, her most recent book that came out last year. There’s a strange kind of excitement and intrigue that takes hold when Kawakami’s books are in question. And so it is with All the Lovers in the Night, her newest book that releases on 12 May. I have a gut feeling that this is going to be a great place to start, if the blurb and the cover are anything to go by.

That brings me to the topic at hand: the cover reveal for this book that I seem to relate to on so many levels. Not going to go into the details right away. I’ll save that for when I read the book and perhaps do a discussion post on it?

Here’s the cover to All the Lovers in the Night, a contemporary novel that, going by the blurb, delves into the human psyche and is about to take me on a trip of my lifetime. I’m so looking forward to this one!

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All the Lovers in the Night

Mieko Kawakami

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BLURB:

Fuyuko Irie is a freelance proofreader in her thirties. Living alone, and unable to form meaningful relationships, she has little contact with anyone other than Hijiri, someone she works with. When she sees her reflection, she’s confronted with a tired and spiritless woman who has failed to take control of her own life. Her one source of solace: light. Every Christmas Eve, Fuyuko heads out to catch a glimpse of the lights that fill the Tokyo night. But it is a chance encounter with a man named Mitsutsuka that awakens something new in her. And so her life begins to change.

As Fuyuko starts to see the world in a different light, painful memories from her past begin to resurface. Fuyuko needs to be loved, to be heard, and to be seen. But living in a small world of her own making, will she find the strength to bring down the walls that surround her? All The Lovers In The Night is acute and insightful, entertaining and captivating, pulsing and poetic, modern and shocking. It’s another unforgettable novel from Japan’s most exciting writer.

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PREORDER LINK:

You can preorder the book here: All the Lovers in the Night

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