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The Lake, The

Yoshimoto, Banana more...

Format: Paperback
Library Classification: Adult Fiction
BIC Subjects: Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)
Publisher: Melville House Publishing
Imprint: Melville House
Publication Date: 1/03/2012
Place of Publication: Australia

RRP: $19.95
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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 religious cult. . . .

Praise for "The Lake
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"["The Lake"] attests to the power of emotional intimacy to help even the most 'ridiculously fragile people' overcome trauma and grief."
Hirsh Sawhney, "The New York Times Book Review"
"The simplicity of this elliptical novel's form and expression belies its emotional depth...There's almost an artistic sleight of hand in the latest from Yoshimoto, a novel in which nothing much seems to happen yet everything changes."
--"Kirkus Reviews," starred review
"Yoshimoto's marvelously light touch is perfectly captured by Emmerich's pristine translation."
--"Publishers Weekly"
"Yoshimoto aficionados who have savored any of the dozen-plus novels she's written over the last three decades since she became a near-instant pop literary phenomenon with "Kitchen" will recognize her signature crisp, clipped style (thanks to exacting translator Emmerich's constancy) and revel in her latest cast of quirky characters. Newbies with a penchant for H

Title: The Lake, The
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Contributors: By (author) Banana Yoshimoto

ISBN 13: 9781612190891
ISBN 10: 1612190898

Publisher: Melville House Publishing
Imprint: Melville House
Publication Date: 1/03/2012
Place of Publication: Brooklyn, Australia
Edition:

BIC Subjects: Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)
NBS Classification: General & Literary Fiction
Dewey Classification: 895.635 (DC21)

Format: Paperback
Pages: 192
Height: 216mm
Width: 146mm
Thickness: 13mm
Weight: 367g