2021 novel by Katie Kitamura
Intimacies novel by Katie Kitamura , published on July 20, 2021.
Plot
An unnamed woman leaves New York City , where her father recently died, and moves to The Hague , Netherlands to work as an interpreter at the International Criminal Court . The woman is assigned to interpret for the former president of a West African country on trial for war crimes .
Creation
Kitamura attended the International Criminal Court trial of Laurent Gbagbo , a fictionalized account of which appears in Intimacies .[ 1] Jonathan Cape in February 2021.[ 2]
Reception
Intimacies featured on a list of book recommendations by Barack Obama for the summer of 2021.[ 3] Dwight Garner described the book as "a taut, moody novel that moves purposefully between worlds" in his review for The New York Times [ 4] Ron Charles reviewed the book for the Washington Post [ 5] A Separation. [ 6] Intimacies was longlisted for the National Book Award for Fiction .[ 7] New York Times Book Review ' s "10 Best Books of 2021" list.[ 8]
References
^ Young, Molly (July 12, 2021). "Katie Kitamura's hypnotic new novel asks, What happens when your main character is a passive witness to her own life?" . Vulture Archived from the original on July 13, 2021. Retrieved July 15, 2021 . ^ Cowdrey, Katherine (February 9, 2021). "Kitamura's Intimacies to Jonathan Cape" . The Bookseller Archived from the original on February 9, 2021. Retrieved July 15, 2021 . ^ Bayley, Sian (July 12, 2021). "Obama shares summer reading list featuring Diop and Ishiguro" . The Bookseller Archived from the original on July 12, 2021. Retrieved July 15, 2021 . ^ Garner, Dwight (July 14, 2021). " . The New York Times ISSN 1553-8095 . OCLC 1645522 . Archived from the original on July 15, 2021. Retrieved July 15, 2021 .^ Charles, Ron (July 13, 2021). "Barack Obama's summer reading pick 'Intimacies' is an unsettling novel about moral dilemmas" . The Washington Post Archived from the original on July 15, 2021. Retrieved July 15, 2021 .^ Yu, Brandon (July 11, 2021). "Katie Kitamura and the Cognitive Dissonance of Being Alive Right Now" . The New York Times ISSN 1553-8095 . OCLC 1645522 . Archived from the original on July 15, 2021. Retrieved July 15, 2021 . ^ "The 2021 National Book Awards Longlist: Fiction" . The New Yorker ^ "The 10 Best Books of 2021" . The New York Times . Retrieved December 18, 2021 .
