Over the course of his life, Mr Nishino falls hopelessly in love again and again. One woman is a colleague, another a chance encounter; one is the girlfriend of a classmate, another the best friend of Nishino's latest conquest. Some are entranced by Nishino, others care more for their freedom, their children (or their cats).
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.
Publisher: Granta Books
ISBN: 9781846276972
Number of pages: 208
Weight: 204 g
Dimensions: 216 x 135 x 12 mm
Charming... beguiling and beautiful - Times
Quirky and delicate...timeless...I fell totally under the spell of this beautiful book - Daily Mail
Arresting... a wonderful sleight-of-hand narrative that reveals so much while seemingly being very simple - Big Issue
A story of desire, envy, romantic mishap, star-crossed lovers, passion, courtship, infidelity, unrequited love and loneliness - Herald
Endlessly thought-provoking, The Ten Loves of Mr Nishino is all the more remarkable for couching its insights in such accessible terms - Asian Review of Books
[A] short, sharp novel... The author's minimal and restrained style perfectly suits her subtle way of questioning human perception... Beautiful - Monocle
A slice of life from contemporary Japan. The Ten Loves of Mr Nishino follows the life of the titular character through the eyes of ten women. Love comes in many forms and this novel shows it's perfectly.
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