INTIMACIES

By Katie Kitamura

A novel from the author of A Separation, an electrifying story about a woman caught between many truths.

Format: Paperback
Pages: 240

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NEW YORK TIMES TOP 10 BOOKS OF 2021
LONGLISTED, 2021 NATIONAL BOOK AWARD IN FICTION

An interpreter has come to The Hague to escape New York and work at the International Court. A woman of many languages and identities, she is looking for a place to finally call home.
 
She's drawn into simmering personal dramas: her lover, Adriaan, is separated from his wife but still entangled in his marriage. Her friend Jana witnesses a seemingly random act of violence, a crime the interpreter becomes increasingly obsessed with as she befriends the victim's sister. And she's pulled into an explosive political controversy when she’s asked to interpret for a former president accused of war crimes.
 
A woman of quiet passion, she confronts power, love, and violence, both in her personal intimacies and in her work at the Court. She is soon pushed to the precipice, where betrayal and heartbreak threaten to overwhelm her, forcing her to decide what she wants from her life.

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