Kitchen

1 About this book

Kitchen (キッチン) is a novel written by Japanese author Banana Yoshimoto (吉本ばなな) in 1988 and translated into English in 1993 by Megan Backus.

Although one may notice a certain Western influence in Yoshimoto's style, Kitchen is still critically recognized as an example of contemporary Japanese literature; The Independent, The Times, and The New Yorker have all reviewed the novel favorably.

Most editions also include a novella entitled Moonlight Shadow, which is also a tragedy dealing with loss and love.

There have been two films made of the story: a Japanese movie made in 1989 by Yoshimitsu Morita, and a more widely released version produced in Hong Kong by Yim Ho in 1997.

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Good for readers who want: short stories and a short read.

• Short stories
• Domestic fiction
• Japan
• Women
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