Fascinating, Mysterious ‘Intimacies’ Doesn’t Let Readers Get Close Enough

Intimacies, by Katie Kitamura

Katie Kitamura’s new novel follows an unnamed woman working as a translator at The Hague who works with war criminals — but can readers really know a narrator who remains resolutely unknown?

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Katie Kitamura’s new novel follows an unnamed woman working as a translator at The Hague who works with war criminals — but can readers really know a narrator who remains resolutely unknown?