The Resource Kitchen, Banana Yoshimoto ; translated by Megan Backus
Kitchen, Banana Yoshimoto ; translated by Megan Backus
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The item Kitchen, Banana Yoshimoto ; translated by Megan Backus represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in London Borough of Hammersmith & Fulham Libraries.
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- Summary
- "Ms. Yoshimoto's writing is lucid, earnest and disarming. ... [It] seizes hold of the reader's sympathy and refuses to let go." -Michiko Kakutani, The New York Times With the publication of Kitchen, the dazzling English-language debut that is still her best-loved book, the literary world realized that Yoshimoto was a young writer of enduring talent whose work has quickly earned a place among the best of contemporary Japanese literature. Kitchen is an enchantingly original book that juxtaposes two tales about mothers, love, tragedy, and the power of the kitchen and home in the lives of a pair of free-spirited young women in contemporary Japan. Mikage, the heroine, is an orphan raised by her grandmother, who has passed away. Grieving, Mikage is taken in by her friend Yoichi and his mother (who is really his cross-dressing father) Eriko. As the three of them form an improvised family that soon weathers its own tragic losses, Yoshimoto spins a lovely, evocative tale with the kitchen and the comforts of home at its heart. In a whimsical style that recalls the early Marguerite Duras, "Kitchen" and its companion story, "Moonlight Shadow," are elegant tales whose seeming simplicity is the ruse of a very special writer whose voice echoes in the mind and the soul
- Language
- eng
- Label
- Kitchen
- Title
- Kitchen
- Statement of responsibility
- Banana Yoshimoto ; translated by Megan Backus
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- "Ms. Yoshimoto's writing is lucid, earnest and disarming. ... [It] seizes hold of the reader's sympathy and refuses to let go." -Michiko Kakutani, The New York Times With the publication of Kitchen, the dazzling English-language debut that is still her best-loved book, the literary world realized that Yoshimoto was a young writer of enduring talent whose work has quickly earned a place among the best of contemporary Japanese literature. Kitchen is an enchantingly original book that juxtaposes two tales about mothers, love, tragedy, and the power of the kitchen and home in the lives of a pair of free-spirited young women in contemporary Japan. Mikage, the heroine, is an orphan raised by her grandmother, who has passed away. Grieving, Mikage is taken in by her friend Yoichi and his mother (who is really his cross-dressing father) Eriko. As the three of them form an improvised family that soon weathers its own tragic losses, Yoshimoto spins a lovely, evocative tale with the kitchen and the comforts of home at its heart. In a whimsical style that recalls the early Marguerite Duras, "Kitchen" and its companion story, "Moonlight Shadow," are elegant tales whose seeming simplicity is the ruse of a very special writer whose voice echoes in the mind and the soul
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- Yoshimoto, Banana
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- Literary form
- novels
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- Backus, Megan
- Target audience
- general
- Label
- Kitchen, Banana Yoshimoto ; translated by Megan Backus
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Control code
- BDZ0007385454
- Dimensions
- 19 cm
- Extent
- 160 pages
- Isbn
- 9780802142443
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Label
- Kitchen, Banana Yoshimoto ; translated by Megan Backus
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Control code
- BDZ0007385454
- Dimensions
- 19 cm
- Extent
- 160 pages
- Isbn
- 9780802142443
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
Subject
- General Fiction
- Intended specifically for women and/or girls
- Modern & contemporary fiction
- Relating to ethnic minorities & groups
- Contemporary lifestyle fiction
- Fiction: general & literary
Genre
- General Fiction
- Intended specifically for women and/or girls
- Modern & contemporary fiction
- Relating to ethnic minorities & groups
- Fiction: general & literary
- Contemporary lifestyle fiction
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