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kitchen
Banana Yoshimoto, Kyôko Satô
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,Kitchenis still critically recognized as an example of contemporary Japanese literature;The Independent,The Times, andThe New Yorkerhave all reviewed the novel favorably.
Most editions also include a novella entitledMoonlight Shadow, which is also a tragedy dealing with loss and love.
There have been two films made of the story, a Japanese TV movie in 1989 and a more widely released version produced in Hong Kong by Yim Ho in 1997.
From Mikage's love of kitchens to her job as a culinary teacher's assistant to the multiple scenes in which food is merely present,Kitchenis a short window into the life of a young Japanese woman and her discoveries about food and love amongst a background of tragedy.