#banana-yoshimoto — Public Fediverse posts

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#Ubik, Il libro delle cose nuove e strane, Il mistero dei giardini e degli stagni, Le female man, Kitchen, Il gatto che voleva salvare i libri, The chosen and the beautiful, La stirpe della gru.
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Looking to diversify your reading list this Pride Month? Dive into these Japanese stories of same-sex love and self-discovery. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2025/06/11/books/pride-in-translation-lgbtq-fiction/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #culture #books #lgbtq #pride #yukiomishima #meredithweatherby #bananayoshimoto #meganbackus #kaoriekuni #emishimokawa #natsuokirino #philipgabriel #harukimurakami #likotomi #arthurreijimorris #akiraotani #sambett #nobukoyoshiya #marimori #hisaohiruma #makototakayama #naokawamoto #joseando

I devoured this in one sitting this afternoon and loved it. Published in Japan back in 1988 but only last year in an English translation (and a wonderful one at that, by Asa Yoneda), it will now make me seek out the few Banana Yoshimoto books I haven't read yet.
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Chissà perché quel senso di inspiegabile malinconia non si staccava mai da me … https://cctm.website/banana-yoshimoto-sonno-profondo/

Banana Yoshimoto

da Sonno profondo, Feltrinelli, 1989

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There are levels to understanding Japanese literature. First there's basic comprehension, but after that you can take time to appreciate the wordplay. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/life/2024/02/16/language/read-japanese-literature-j-lit-banana-yoshimoto/ #life #language #howtoreadjapaneseliterature #nihongo #vocabulary #bananayoshimoto

Translated novels sold a total of some 2 million copies in Britain in 2023, and Japanese works accounted for one-quarter of those sold. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2024/01/25/books/japanese-literature-boom-britain/?utm_content=buffer92b54&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #culture #books #tiktok #bananayoshimoto #miekokawakami #sayakamurata #pushkinpress

In “The Premonition,” the characters exist in a dream-like state of sweetness and steer clear of examining complex questions. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2023/10/14/books/banana-yoshimoto-the-premonition/?utm_content=bufferb3707&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #culture #books #bananayoshimoto #asayoneda