"Yoshimoto hits some of the same notes that a previous generation\'s literary masters (say, Kawabata or Tanizaki) might sound, and yet the effect seems artless, spontaneous and wonderfully fresh." -- Los Angeles Times Book Review 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. , a celebrated J.
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P. "Yoshimoto hits some of the same notes that a previous generation\'s literary masters (say, Kawabata or Tanizaki) might sound, and yet the effect seems artless, spontaneous and wonderfully fresh." -- Los Angeles Times Book Review 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
