Dead-End Memories by Banana Yoshimoto, translated by Asa Yoneda [in Booklist]
08 Aug, by in Adult Readers, Fiction, Japanese, Repost, Short Stories, Translation
*STARRED REVIEW Once upon a time, Banana Yoshimoto (born 1964) debuted as one of Japan’s youngest literary phenoms. In the decades since, she continues to produce brilliantly relevant fiction, notable for an open, accessible simplicity that belies revelatory observations about life, love, happiness, and more. Her latest...