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Description
Product Details
Translator: Megan Backus
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Faber & Faber
Publication Date: 1 March 2018
Print Length: 160 Pages
ISBN-10: 0571342728
ISBN-13: 9780571342723
Item Weight: Approx. 128 g
Genre: Literary Fiction, Contemporary Fiction, Japanese Fiction
Kitchen by Banana Yoshimoto is a beautifully understated work of Japanese literary fiction about grief, love, family, identity and the quiet comfort found in everyday life.
The book brings together two deeply emotional stories centred on people coping with loss and searching for connection.
In the title story, Mikage Sakurai finds comfort in kitchens after losing the people closest to her. As she navigates grief and loneliness, she becomes connected to Yuichi and his unconventional family, discovering new forms of belonging, affection and emotional healing.
Through ordinary spaces, food, relationships and moments of solitude, Yoshimoto explores how people rebuild their lives after loss and how unexpected relationships can become a source of comfort.
The collection also includes Moonlight Shadow, another moving story about bereavement, memory and learning to move forward after tragedy.
Simple, intimate and emotionally powerful, Kitchen is an ideal read for anyone who enjoys Japanese literature, quiet contemporary fiction, character-driven stories, grief and healing narratives, and reflective books about human connection.
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