Kitchen (novel)
First edition (Japanese) | |
| Author | Banana Yoshimoto |
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| Original title | キッチン |
| Translator | Megan Backus |
| Illustrator |
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| Cover artist | Soonyoung Kwon |
| Language | Japanese |
| Genre | Fiction |
| Publisher | MK |
Publication date | 1988 |
| Publication place | Japan |
Published in English | 1993 |
| Media type | Hardcover |
| Pages | 226 |
| ISBN | 4-8288-2252-6 |
| OCLC | 25676042 |
| 895.6/35 20 | |
| LC Class | PL865.O7138 K5813 1993 |
| Preceded by | None |
| Followed by | English: NP (novel) |
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, Kitchen is still critically recognized as an example of contemporary Japanese literature; The Independent, The Times, and The New Yorker have all reviewed the novel favorably.
Most editions also include a novella entitled Moonlight Shadow, which is also a tragedy dealing with loss and love.
There have been two films made of the story, a Japanese movie in 1989 and a more widely released version produced in Hong Kong by Yim Ho in 1997.