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Synopsis
A celebrated actress who has died in mysterious and shocking circumstances leaves behind an unconventional extended family that includes an older sister, a woman in her twenties through whose eyes the story unfolds; a young brother who possesses mystical powers; and a boyfriend who is writing a novel with uncanny parallels to their story. The three survivors embark on a journey that takes them through grief and suffering, memories lost and regained, forbidden romance, redemption and recovery, including a confrontation with the spirits of the dead on a remote island in the Pacific
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About the Author
Banana Yoshimoto was born in 1964. She is the author of Kitchen, N.P., Lizard, Amrita, Asleep and Goodbye Tsugumi. Her writing has won numerous prizes around the world.
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- PublisherFaber and Faber
- Publication date1997
- ISBN 10 0571192793
- ISBN 13 9780571192793
- BindingHardcover
- Edition number1
- Number of pages384
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Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. First Edition; First Printing. A handsome first edition/first printing in unread Fine condition in Fine dust-jacket. Translated from the Japanese by Russell F. Wasden; by YoshimotoAmrita is Yoshimoto's retelling of the Hindu epic, the Mahabharata. In Amrita, the gods and goddesses of India are reimagined as young, beautiful, and flawed people struggling with love, loss, and identity. Banana is Yoshimoto's vibrant and humorous account of growing up in Japan during the postwar period. It is the story of a young girl's coming of age, her relationships with friends, family, and the Japanese culture she has grown up in.; 8vo. Seller Inventory # 18315
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