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Hardboiled & Hard Luck

Banana Yoshimoto

3.7/5 ( ratings)

Banana Yoshimoto’s warm, witty, and heartfelt depictions of the lives of young Japanese have earned her international acclaim and best-seller status. In Hardboiled, the unnamed narrator, hiking in the mountains on the anniversary of her ex-lover's death, is haunted by her past and learns to make peace with her loss. Hard Luck is about another young woman whose sister lies in a coma. As she prepares to say good-bye to her loved one, a new friendship promises hope. Yoshimoto’s voice is clear, assured, and deeply moving, displaying again why she is one of Japan’s, and the world’s, most beloved writers.

Language: English

Pages: 149

Format: Paperback

Publisher: Grove Press

Release: September 14, 2006

ISBN: 0802142621

ISBN 13: 9780802142627

Hardboiled & Hard Luck

Banana Yoshimoto

3.7/5 ( ratings)

Banana Yoshimoto’s warm, witty, and heartfelt depictions of the lives of young Japanese have earned her international acclaim and best-seller status. In Hardboiled, the unnamed narrator, hiking in the mountains on the anniversary of her ex-lover's death, is haunted by her past and learns to make peace with her loss. Hard Luck is about another young woman whose sister lies in a coma. As she prepares to say good-bye to her loved one, a new friendship promises hope. Yoshimoto’s voice is clear, assured, and deeply moving, displaying again why she is one of Japan’s, and the world’s, most beloved writers.

Language: English

Pages: 149

Format: Paperback

Publisher: Grove Press

Release: September 14, 2006

ISBN: 0802142621

ISBN 13: 9780802142627

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