Kitchen

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 juxtaposes two tales about mothers, love, tragedy, and the power of