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The Third Love

By Hiromi Kawakami
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Having married her childhood sweetheart, Riko now finds herself trapped in a relationship that has been soured by infidelity. One day, by chance, she runs into her old friend Mr Takaoka, who offers friendship, love, and an unusual escape: he teaches her the trick of living... Read More
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From the bestselling author of Strange Weather in Tokyo, a novel that moves between Japan past and present to tell a time-bending story about desire and destiny.

From the bestselling author of Strange Weather in Tokyo, a novel that moves between Japan past and present to tell a time-bending story about desire and destiny.

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Having married her childhood sweetheart, Riko now finds herself trapped in a relationship that has been soured by infidelity. One day, by chance, she runs into her old friend Mr Takaoka, who offers friendship, love, and an unusual escape: he teaches her the trick of living inside her dreams.

And so, each night, she sinks into another life: first as a high-ranking courtesan in the 17th century, and then as a serving lady to a princess in the late Middle Ages. As she experiences desire and heartbreak in the past, so Riko comes to reconsider her life as a 21st-century woman, as a wife, as a mother, and as a lover, and to ask herself whether, after loving her husband and loving Mr Takaoka, she is now ready for her third great love.

The Third Love by Hiromi Kawakami is a journey through time and emotion, exploring the complexities of love and identity across different eras and roles.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781783788873

Publisher: Granta Books

Format: Hardback

Date Published: 06 June 2024

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Granta Books

Contributors:

  • Translated by Ted Goossen

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Width: 138.0mm

Height: 216.0mm

Weight: 250g

Pages: 288

Collections

Fiction Fiction in Translation General Fiction Hiromi Kawakami Historical Fiction Literary Fiction

About the Author

HIROMI KAWAKAMI is an award-winning Japanese writer, whose fiction includes Strange Weather in Tokyo, The Nakano Thrift Shop, The Ten Loves of Mr Nishino and People From My Neighbourhood.

TED GOOSSEN is Professor Emeritus of Japanese Literature at York University in Toronto and has translated many writers including Haruki Murakami.

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