Who is Banana Yoshimoto?

Banana Yoshimoto was born in Tokyo, Japan, on July 24, 1964. Yoshimoto came to fame in Japan in 1988 with the publication of Kitchen, a book that contains two short works about life, love, and loss in contemporary Japan: Kitchen and Moonlight Shadow. The originality, style, and subject matter of the book made it a literary phenomenon, selling over six million copies in Japan during its first two years and winning several literary awards there. Yoshimoto has gone on to publish several novels, a book of short stories, a collection of essays and criticism, and a book of novellas, showing her range as a writer. Yoshimoto’s characters deal with youthful troubles and urban existentialism, two themes that have been beaten many times but never seem to die. Among her works translated into English are N. P.: A Novel, published in America in 1994; Lizard, a book of short stories published in 1995; Amrita, a 1997 novel; and Asleep, consisting of three novellas collected in 2000.

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