Kitchen by Banana Yoshimoto Persephone Books ”―Marites D

”―Marites D

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“In the fall of 1980

Kitchen by Banana Yoshimoto Persephone Books ”―Marites DAn orphan finds comfort in the kitchen, and in her chosen family, in this classic of contemporary Japanese literature With the publication of Kitchen, the dazzling English language debut that is still her best loved book, the literary world realized that Yoshimoto was a young writer of enduring talent whose work has quickly earned a place among the best of contemporary Japanese literature. Kitchen is an enchantingly original book that juxtaposes two