Goodbye Tsugumi - Softcover

Yoshimoto, Banana

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0571212840 ISBN 13: 9780571212842

Publisher: Faber and Faber, 2003

Synopsis

An elegiac story of two young cousins coming of age at the Japanese seaside, "Goodbye Tsugumi" is an enchanting novel from one of Japan's finest writers. Banana Yoshimoto's novels have made her an international sensation. Now she returns with a magical, offbeat story of a deep and complicated friendship between two female cousins that ranks among her best work. Maria is the only daughter of an unmarried woman. She has grown up at the seaside alongside her cousin Tsugumi, a lifelong invalid, charismatic, spoiled and occasionally cruel. Now Maria's father is finally able to bring Maria and her mother to Tokyo, ushering Maria into a world of university, impending adulthood, and a 'normal' family. When Tsugumi invites Maria to spend a last summer by the sea, a restful idyll becomes a time of dramatic growth as Tsugumi finds love, and Maria learns the true meaning of home and family. She also has to confront both Tsugumi's inner strength and the real possibility of losing her.

About this title

Review:

"A vital portrait of a complicated friendship."

Synopsis:

Maria is the only daughter of an unmarried woman, growing up at the seaside alongside her cousin Tsugumi. Now Maria's father is able to bring Maria and her mother to Tokyo, ushering Maria into a world of university, impending adulthood and "normal" family life.

About this edition

• Publisher: Faber and Faber
• Publication date: 2003
• ISBN 10: 0571212840
• ISBN 13: 9780571212842
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 192