![]() ![]() “The English text feels choppy - this may be due to the author’s style rather than the translation.” Yoshimoto’s work do not compensate for frequent bouts of sentimentality,” wrote Elizabeth Hanson in the New York Times’ 1993 review. “Unfortunately, the endearing characters and amusing scenes in Ms. The issue lies in the problem of translation. While “Kitchen” clearly resonated and continues to resonate with many English-language readers, the English edition falls short of the lofty heights it achieved in Japanese. Yoshimoto’s follow-up novels never approached her debut novel’s impressive peak, and while several were translated and published outside of Japan, none of them resounded abroad like “Kitchen” did in Japan. While “Kitchen” is regarded as an important work of Japanese literature, it didn’t maintain the relevance of modernist classics like Soseki or the firepower of true contemporary hits like the novels of Haruki Murakami. Ultimately, Yoshimoto’s “Kitchen” was something of a flash in a pan. In retrospect, it offers profound insight about the ennui of 1980s Japan and what it means to live in a ruthlessly rich society on the border of complete dissolution. “Kitchen” is a story about the persistence of loss and memory, and about finding one’s path through the world, with some romance and lots of delicious food along the way. Published in 1987, “Kitchen” was her debut novel. ![]() Banana Yoshimoto has written 12 books and seven essay collections. ![]()
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