Amrita
Author(s): Banana Yoshimoto
An actress dies in shocking circumstances. She leaves behind an unconventional extended family of three who embark on a journey through grief and suffering, memories lost and gained, forbidden romance, redemption and recovery, and a confrontation with spirits on a remote Pacific island.
Product Information
Amrita by Banana Yoshimoto: 'Pathos, nostalgia, the sense of exquisite sadness at the fleetingness of life are key elements of beauty in Japanese aesthetics, and all are themes central to Yoshimoto's books.' (The Times)
Banana Yoshimoto was born in 1964. She is the author of Kitchen, N.P., Lizard, Amrita, Asleep and Goodbye Tsugumi. Her writing has won numerous prizes around the world.
General Fields
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- : Faber & Faber, Limited
- : Faber & Faber, Limited
- : 01 January 1997
- : United Kingdom
- : 01 April 2005
- : books
Special Fields
- : Banana Yoshimoto
- : Paperback
- : New edition
- : en
- : 895.635
- : 366
- : Modern fiction
