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  • Kitchen

    by Banana Yoshimoto ...
    The acclaimed debut of Japan's "master storyteller" ( Chicago Tribune).With the publication of Kitchen, the dazzling English-language debut that is still her best-loved book, the literary world realized that Banana 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 ... Read more

    $2.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Moshi Moshi

    by Banana Yoshimoto ...
    Translated by Asa Yoneda ...
    "A beautiful translation . . . Yoshimoto deploys a magically Japanese light touch to emotionally and existentially tough subject matter: domestic disarray, loneliness, identity issues, lovesickness" ―ELLEIn Moshi Moshi, Yoshie’s much–loved musician father has died in a suicide pact with an unknown woman. It is only when Yoshie and her mother move to Shimokitazawa, a traditional Tokyo neighborhood ... Read more

    $17.59 CAD

    Also available as: Audiobook

    Also available as: Audiobook

  • The Book of Tokyo

    A City in Short Fiction

    by Banana Yoshimoto, Hiromi Kawakami, Nao-Cola Yamazaki ...
    Series series Reading the City
    A shape-shifter arrives at Tokyo harbour in human form, set to embark on an unstoppable rampage through the city’s train network…A young woman is accompanied home one night by a reclusive student, and finds herself lured into a flat full of eerie Egyptian artefacts…A man suspects his young wife’s obsession with picnicking every weekend in the city’s parks hides a darker motive…At first, Tokyo ... Read more

    $11.97 CAD

  • Goodbye Tsugumi

    by Banana Yoshimoto ...
    Translated by Michael Emmerich ...
    In this "witty, perceptive novel", a young woman moves to Tokyo and encounters the world of university enrollment and impending adulthood ( Elle).Banana Yoshimoto's novels of young life in Japan have made her an international sensation. Goodbye Tsugumi is an offbeat story of a deep and complicated friendship between two female cousins that ranks among her best work. Maria is the only daughter of ... Read more

    $17.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Hardboiled & Hard Luck

    by Banana Yoshimoto ...
    Translated by Michael Emmerich ...
    A pair of thematically linked novellas from the acclaimed author of Lizard, Amrita, and Goodbye Tsugumi.In cherished novels such as Kitchen and Goodbye Tsugumi, Banana Yoshimoto's warm, witty, and heartfelt depictions of the lives of young Japanese have earned her international acclaim and bestseller status. Her insightful, spare vision returns in two novellas possessed by the ghosts of love found ... Read more

    $17.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Premonition

    A Novel

    by Banana Yoshimoto ...
    Translated by Asa Yoneda ...
    **Longlisted for the PEN Translation PrizeThe internationally beloved author of Kitchen and Dead-End Memories returns with a beautiful and heartfelt story of a young woman haunted by her childhood and the inescapable bitterness that inevitably comes from knowing the truth**Yayoi, a 19-year-old woman from a seemingly loving middle-class family, has lately been haunted by the feeling that she has ... Read more

    $17.99 CAD

    Also available as: Audiobook

    Also available as: Audiobook

  • Mittens and Pity

    Stories

    by Banana Yoshimoto ...
    Translated by Asa Yoneda ...
    Winner of the Tanizaki Prize in 2022, her latest short story collection from 2021, Mittens and Pity is what Yoshimoto calls the greatest achievement of her writing life since Dead-End MemoriesSet between Kanazawa, Helsinki, Taipei, Rome, Hong Kong, and Hachijo-jima, the six stories collected here depict people who are struggling with recent loss and coming to terms with the truth of living with ... Read more

    $27.99 CAD

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  • Dead-End Memories

    Stories

    by Banana Yoshimoto ...
    Translated by Asa Yoneda ...
    **A New York Times Notable Book"This is a supremely hopeful book, one that feels important because it shows that happiness, while not always easy, is still a subject worthy of art." —Brandon Taylor, The New York Times Book ReviewJapan’s internationally celebrated master storyteller returns with five stories of women on their way to healing that vividly portrays the blissful moments and everyday ... Read more

    $17.59 CAD

    Also available as: Audiobook

    Also available as: Audiobook

  • The Passenger: Japan

    by The Passenger, Richard Lloyd Parry, Yoshimoto Banana, Ian Buruma ...
    Series series The Passenger
    Explore Japanese society in the lively series that collects the best new writing, photography, art, and reportage from around the world.Visitors from the West look with amazement, and sometimes concern, at Japan's social structures and unique, complex culture industry; the gigantic scale of its tech corporations and the resilience of its traditions; the extraordinary diversity of the subcultures ... Read more

    $2.99 CAD

  • Chains to Command

    by Digital Banana ...
    Kaelen was born into chains, a slave bound to the will of cruel masters who saw him as nothing more than a tool for their wars. Yet within him burned an unyielding spirit, a desire for freedom that no shackles could extinguish. When a rebellion shattered his captivity, Kaelen emerged not just as a survivor but as a leader—a warrior willing to fight for a world beyond servitude.But freedom comes ... Read more

    $4.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Enzo the Starfish

    by Digital Banana ...
    Enzo the starfish felt a longing for something more. He wanted to become human—to walk on the soft sand, make friends on land, and experience the joy of laughter and music. Join Enzo as he embarks on a thrilling adventure that will change his life forever!This story is crafted to engage young readers with fun illustrations while teaching them valuable lessons about love, family, and kindness ... Read more

    $4.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Dream Guy Drinks a Love Potion and Goes Wild!

    Volume 1

    by Banana Nangoku ...
    Series Book 1 - Dream Guy Drinks a Love Potion and Goes Wild!
    "You want to do it with me, don't you?" Maoka, a serious businessman who doesn't express a lot of emotions on his face, finds solace in drinking coffee poured for him by the handsome barista at the coffee shop nearby, Botan. He stops by Botan's shop after work on his way home and is given a "love potion" by a lady he helped on the street. He gives the love potion to Botan on the spur of the moment ... Read more

    $2.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus