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Author: Banana Yoshimoto
"Bananamania" has returned in an enchanting new novel of uncanny sulbtlety, style, magic, and mystery that Frank Ramirez of the South Bend Tribune declares is "every bit as good as Yoskimoto's first book ... perhaps better." A celebrated Japanese writer has committed suicide, leaving behind a collection of stories written in English, ...  more » But the book may never be published in his native Japan: each translator who takes up the ninety-eighth story chooses death too -- including Kazami Kano's boyfriend, Shoji. Haunted by Shoji's death, Kazami is inexorably drawn to three young people whose lives are intimately bound to the late writer and his work. Over the course of an astonishing summer, she will discover the truth behind the ninety-eighth story -- and she will come to believe that "everytking that had happened was shockingly beautiful enough to make you crazy."
ISBN-13: 9780671898267
ISBN-10: 0671898264
Publication Date: 3/1/1995
Pages: 208
Rating:
  • Currently 3.7/5 Stars.
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3.7 stars, based on 23 ratings
Publisher: Washington Square Press
Book Type: Paperback
Other Versions: Hardcover
Members Wishing: 0
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reviewed NP on + 7 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 1
strange, a little detached, interesting
Yoni avatar reviewed NP on + 327 more book reviews
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Odd and ethereal.
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The language and the story telling are mesmerizing. This is a deeply felt book by more than just the 20- and 30-somethings, lost in a material world. This story stirs the soul.
amichai avatar reviewed NP on + 368 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 1
Interesting and well-written.
sari-lynn avatar reviewed NP on + 207 more book reviews
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Simply told, yet powerful story about four young people whose lives and loves intersect for a summer. Yoshimoto creates compelling characters. Highly recommended.
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