![]() In “House of Ghosts,” a daughter of a yōshoku restaurant owner encounters the ghosts of a sweet elderly couple who haven’t yet realized that they have been dead for years. ![]() In the title story, which Banana Yoshimoto calls her best work, a woman who has been betrayed by her fiancé finds a perfect refuge in an apartment above her uncle’s bar while seeking the real meaning of happiness. Japan’s internationally celebrated master storyteller is back with an exciting collection-never before available in the United States-that vividly portrays the blissful moments surrounding us in everyday life.įirst published in Japan in 2003, Dead-End Memories collects the stories of five women who, following sudden and painful events, quietly discover their ways back to recovery. This book is masterful––a portrait of the absurdity, brilliance, horror, and love encompassing daily life––and, in her delivery, Yoshimoto is a master. Written with tenderness, complexity, generosity, and warmth, Yoshimoto’s characters are entirely singular, and also a finely wrought reflection of ourselves. ![]() ![]() Ling Ma, author of Severanceīanana Yoshimoto is one of our greatest writers in Dead-End Memories, she is absolutely at her best. These gentle yet formidable stories in Dead-End Memories rinse away the unimportant minutiae of life, leaving behind only the essential. Reading Banana Yoshimoto is like taking a bracing, cleansing bath. ![]()
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