All the Lovers in the Night
All the Lovers in the NightMieko Kawakami
Characters in All the Lovers in the Night
5 characters, main characters first.Main characters
Fuyuko Irie
A lonely freelance proofreader in her thirties, retreating from the world into solitude and drink.
Supporting characters
Mitsutsuka
A soft-spoken older man whose conversations about light draw Fuyuko out of herself.
Hijiri Ishikawa
A confident editor whose brashness both attracts and unsettles Fuyuko.