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Amrita: Banana Yoshimoto

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Synopsis:

A celebrated actress who has died in mysterious and shocking circumstances leaves behind an unconventional extended family that includes an older sister, a woman in her twenties through whose eyes the story unfolds; a young brother who possesses mystical powers; and a fiancé who is writing a novel with uncanny parallels to his own story.

'Her novels can have the effect of addictive drugs . . . Pathos, nostalgia, the sense of exquisite sadness at the fleetingness of life are key elements of beauty in Japanese aesthetics, and all are themes central to Yoshimoto's books.' The Times

Tags:

Categorised as:

Fiction

Sub-categories:

General Fiction

Places:

Japan

Genres & Themes:

Bereavement; Ghosts; Japanese; Translation