A Separation - Softcover

The precision of Kitamura's prose is nothing short of extraordinary ... A Separation is a beautifully written powerhouse of a novel that defies all expectations (Lucy Scholes Independent 2017-03-22)

Electrifying... I read it in one breathless sitting. (Alex Preston Guardian 2017 fiction picks)

A Separation is riveting, unsettling and beautifully written. Katie Kitamura really is the business. (Roddy Doyle)

A memorable, unsettling novel ... Insights into intimacy and infatuation roil beneath the surface of Kitamura's spare prose as she meticulously dissects the emotions that reverberate in the wake of infidelity. (Hephzibah Anderson Mail on Sunday 2017-03-26)

A novel so seamless, that follows its path with such consequence, that even minor deviations seem loaded with meaning. Wonderful. (Karl Ove Knausgaard)

Consider Katie Kitamura a literary heavyweight in the making. (Vogue)

Kitamura's protagonist is a smart, accomplished, contemporary version of that ancient literary figure, the unreliable narrator ... A Separation leaves you intrigued, impressed (Kate Clanchy Guardian 2017-03-18)

The voice is strong - distinctive, inviting while also remote, expressive of an emotional limbo ... finely executed ... Multiple scenes are artfully articulated, and Kitamura is skilful at describing fine shades of feeling ... the prose is often elegant ... A Separation successfully evokes a highly specific mood: a lostness, a dislocation, a suspension, a mourning ... Kitamura strikes a haunting note (Lionel Shriver FT 2017-03-11)

The burnt landscape, the disappearance of a man, the brilliantly cold, precise, and yet threatening, churning tone of the narrator - make A Separation an absolutely mesmerizing work of art. (Rachel Kushner)

A slow burn of a novel that gathers its great force and intensity through careful observation and a refusal to accept old, shopworn narratives of love and loss. (Jenny Offill)