"A perfect novel-taut and seductive." -Brandon Taylor author of Real Life and Filthy Animals
"Intimacies is a haunting precise and morally astute novel that reads like a psychological
thriller…. Katie Kitamura is a wonder." -Dana Spiotta author of Innocents and Others and Eat
the Document A novel from the author of A Separation an electrifying story about a woman
caught between many truths. An interpreter has come to The Hague to escape New York and work
at the International Court. A woman of many languages and identities she is looking for a
place to finally call home. She's drawn into simmering personal dramas: her lover Adriaan is
separated from his wife but still entangled in his marriage. Her friend Jana witnesses a
seemingly random act of violence a crime the interpreter becomes increasingly obsessed with as
she befriends the victim's sister. And she's pulled into an explosive political controversy
when she's asked to interpret for a former president accused of war crimes. A woman of quiet
passion she confronts power love and violence both in her personal intimacies and in her
work at the Court. She is soon pushed to the precipice where betrayal and heartbreak threaten
to overwhelm her forcing her to decide what she wants from her life. Story Locale: The Hague
The Netherlands
