Entering Banana Yoshimoto\'s fictional world is a little like living as an expatriate in Tokyo--everyday things are disconcertingly different. -- Time Out New York.
Her firm grasp of her characters, her surefooted prose and her wide-eyed exploration of everything from American pop culture to the Japanese language make this one of the most satisfying books of the summer. . . .
Yoshimoto\'s most fully realized work to date.
In Amrita , Yoshimoto proves, once again, her prowess as an imaginative yet grounded storyteller as she takes Sakumi--and readers--on a compelling expedition through grief, dreams, and shadows, to a place of transformation and discovery.
Struggling to remember whom she loves and what she lost, Sakumi embarks on a unique emotional journey, accompanied by her dead sister\'s lover and her clairvoyant kid brother.
In Amrita , now in Grove Press paperback, when a celebrated actress dies under shocking circumstances, she leaves behind an older sister, Sakumi, who suffers from memory loss in the wake of an accident. -- San Francisco Chronicle Banana Yoshimoto\'s warm, witty, and heartfelt depictions of the lives of young Japanese have earned her international acclaim and best-seller status, as well as a place among the best of contemporary Japanese literature.
Amrita is difficult to forget. . . .
The exotic lurks around every corner.
Entering Banana Yoshimoto\'s fictional world is a little like living as an expatriate in Tokyo--everyday things are disconcertingly different
