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The Lake Hardcover English by Banana Yoshimoto - 07-Jul-11 Details

ISBN 10
1933762403
Publisher
Melville House Publishing
Book Description
A PORTION OF THE PROCEEDS FROM THIS BOOK WILL GO TO JAPAN DISASTER RELIEF A major literary sensation is back with a quietly stunning tour de force about the redemptive power of love. While" The Lake "shows off many of the features that have made Banana Yoshimoto famous--a cast of vivid and quirky characters, simple yet nuanced prose, a tight plot with an upbeat pace--it's also one of the most darkly mysterious books she's ever written. It tells the tale of a young woman who moves to Tokyo after the death of her mother, hoping to get over her grief and start a career as a graphic artist. She finds herself spending too much time staring out her window, though ... until she realizes she's gotten used to seeing a young man across the street staring out his window, too. They eventually embark on a hesitant romance, until she learns that he has been the victim of some form of childhood trauma. Visiting two of his friends who live a monastic life beside a beautiful lake, she begins to piece together a series of clues that lead her to suspect his experience may have had something to do with a bizarre secret from his past. . . . With echoes of real life events, such as the Aum Shinrikyo cult (the group that released poison gas in the Tokyo subway system) and the kidnapping of Japanese citizens by North Korea, "The Lake" unfolds as the most powerful novel Banana Yoshimoto has written. And as the two young lovers overcome their troubled past to discover hope in the beautiful solitude of the lake in the countryside, it's also one of her most moving.
Editorial Review
PRAISE FOR BANANA YOSHIMOTO "A sure and lyrical writer . . . Yoshimoto transforms the trite into the essential." --The New Yorker "Ms. Yoshimoto has an effortless ability to penetrate her characters' hearts." --Michiko Kakutani, The New York Times "Banana Yoshimoto is a master storyteller. . . . The sensuality is subtle, masked, and extraordinarily powerful. The language is deceptively simple." --Chicago Tribune "There is no such thing as a stock character in Yoshimoto's fiction. She writes utterly without pretense." --The Washington Post "The disturbing, ironic, relentless clarity of her voice casts a spell. . . ." --The Denver Post "Her achievements are already legend." --The Boston Globe
About the Author
Banana Yoshimoto wrote her first novel, Kitchen, while working as a waitress at a golf-course restaurant. It sold millions of copies worldwide, and led to a phenomenon dubbed by Western journalists as “Banana-mania.” Yoshimoto has gone on to be one of the biggest-selling and most distinguished writers in Japanese history, winning numerous awards for her work. The Lake is her thirteenth book of fiction. Michael Emmerich has translated numerous books by Banana Yoshimoto, and is also known for his translations of Nobel Prize-winner Yasunari Kawabata.
Language
English
Author
Banana Yoshimoto
Publication Date
07-Jul-11
Number of Pages
194

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