![]() ![]() Their meetings with Nishino, sometimes by accident, are usually the catalysts for change, at least temporarily, and it is usually the women who end the relationships. In ten stories about the loves of Nishino, a man whose primary purpose in life is to seduce and “love” the women he meets, author Kawakami introduces his lovers, women who appear to be in charge of their lives, living independently. In this story collection, however, the author blurs the lines between reality and imagination in new ways, drawing the reader further into her plots, themes, and characters. One thing a reader can often count on in a book by Hiromi Kawakami is that her main characters will be independent, but deliberately “ordinary,” and that her plot lines will also be unpretentious and solidly realistic. ![]() He was detestable – both to men and women.” But Nishino did all of these things with ease. Things so insignificant that no man could pull them off. Calling on the phone at the desired time. “A man who could satisfy a woman’s desires that even she was unaware of, who could draw them out from deep within her heart – that was Nishino. ![]()
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