The Ten Loves of Nishino by Hiromi Kawakami

Driven by desires that are at once unique and common, the women in this book are modern, familiar to us, and still mysterious. by Hiromi Kawakami, Allison Markin Powell (Translator) Editorial Reviews. Still clinging to the vivid memory of his warm breath and his. Each woman has succumbed, even if only for an hour, to that seductive, imprudent, and furtively feline man who drifted so naturally into their lives. As we come to learn of the torments, desires and delights of each woman, a portrait emerges of a complicated man whose great capacity for love may well be the cause of his downfall. Nishino’s ten loves glancingly report on his humdrum movement across the decades through our relentless universe of chance and fate. Bestselling and beloved Japanese author Hiromi Kawakami (The Nakano Thrift Shop) tells the story of an enigmatic man through the voices of ten remarkable women who have loved him. All ten women describe Nishino from a different viewpoint of his life. The name of Nishinos ten different lovers are Natsumi, Shiori, Manami, Kanoko, Rei (ko), Tama, Eriko, Sayuri, Nozomi and Ai. Like a modern Decameron, this humorous, sensual, and touching novel by one of Japan’s best-selling and most beloved writers is a powerful and embracing portrait of the human comedy in ten voices. Some are entranced by Nishino, others care more for their freedom, their children (or their cats). As a personality, Nishino is starting to gain his form through the different stories told by ten of his female lovers. Still clinging to the vivid memory of his warm breath and his indecipherable sentences, ten women tell their stories as they attempt to recreate the image of the unfathomable Nishino.

“If you like Haruki Murakami and Yoko Ogawa, it’s a safe bet that you’ll love The Ten Loves of Nishino.”- DozoDomo (France)Įach woman has succumbed, even if only for an hour, to that seductive, imprudent, and furtively feline man who drifted so naturally into their lives. Some are entranced by Nishino, others care more for their freedom, their children (or their cats). Best-selling and beloved Japanese author Hiromi Kawakami ( The Nakano Thrift Shop) tells the story of an enigmatic man through the voices of ten remarkable women who have loved him.

The Ten Loves of Nishino by Hiromi Kawakami