Description
In this quietly luminous novel, a young woman’s attempt to move forward is met by the strange persistence of the past—felt in memory, in relationships, and in the uncanny spaces where everyday life overlaps with something darker. As she navigates shifting loyalties and intimate revelations, the story unfolds with Banana Yoshimoto’s signature blend of tenderness and unease, where small gestures carry emotional weight and the supernatural (or near-supernatural) becomes a way of speaking about grief and change. Themes of exhaustion, identity, and the way “terrible experiences” remake a person’s inner world run through the narrative, alongside a compassionate attention to connection and survival. With spare, lyrical prose and a distinctly modern sensibility, this is a haunting, humane read about being stuck—and learning how to choose a different kind of freedom.
Available Editions
paperback
Feltrinelli Editore
Published Jan 1, 1998
144 pages
ISBN: 9788807701030
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First Published
1991
Language
jpn
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