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Japanese. Period. 1987–present. Genre. Fiction. Website. Official website. Banana Yoshimoto (吉本 ばなな, Yoshimoto Banana, born 24 July 1964[1]) is the pen name of Japanese writer Mahoko Yoshimoto (吉本 真秀子, Yoshimoto Mahoko). From 2002 to 2015, she wrote her name in hiragana (よしもと ばなな).
Kitchen (キッチン) is a novel written by Japanese author Banana Yoshimoto (吉本ばなな) in 1988 and translated into English in 1993 by Megan Backus.. Although one may notice a certain Western influence in Yoshimoto's style, Kitchen is still critically recognized as an example of contemporary Japanese literature; The Independent, The Times, and The New Yorker have all reviewed the novel ...
Plot. After her mother's death, Chihiro moves to Tokyo, where she sees a mysterious man, Nakajima, standing in the window of his home opposite hers, and watching her. Nakajima seems to have been a victim of a childhood trauma. Chihiro begins to fall in love with him but his dark past threatens to tear them apart. [4][5]
NP (N・P) is a novel written by Japanese author Banana Yoshimoto (吉本ばなな) in 1990 and translated into English in 1994 by Ann Sherif. Plot summary [ edit ]
Having sold more than 600 million copies worldwide,[13]Harry Potterby J. K. Rowlingis the best-selling book series in history. The first novelin the series, Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, has sold in excess of 120 million copies,[14]making it one of the best-selling books of all time.
This is a list of best-selling fiction authors to date, in any language. While finding precise sales numbers for any given author is nearly impossible, the list is based on approximate numbers provided or repeated by reliable sources. "Best selling" refers to the estimated number of copies sold of all fiction books written or co-written by an ...
Murata often places challenging taboos at the forefront of her most popular works. [16] The title Earthlings focuses on an 11-year-old girl named Natsuki, with her boyfriend and cousin, Yuu, who believe themselves to be aliens due to their tumultuous relationship with their family. The story quickly develops into a harsh tale containing themes ...
John Whittier Treat is Professor Emeritus of East Asian Languages and Literature at Yale University, Connecticut, United States, where he teaches Japanese literature and culture. He was co-editor of the Journal of Japanese Studies. He has published numerous essays and several books on Japan-related topics. In 2008 he discussed his work with ...