As brief but intense, as clear as silky, this short novel will to basics, no frills, to reflect the neutral character's life, which he is the spectator neither happy nor unhappy. Poetic and minimalist, this simple story is readable gently. Hervé Joncour interrupts the course of his quiet life by repeated trips to Japan, which would be part of his routine without this mysterious woman he came across every time. Strange and mesmerizing.
