Amrita

Author: Yoshimoto, Banana

Brand: Faber & Faber

Edition: Main

Binding: paperback

Number Of Pages: 384

Release Date: 03-09-2001

Part Number: 9780571193745

Details: A celebrated actress who has died in mysterious and shocking circumstances leaves behind an unconventional extended family that includes an older sister, a woman in her twenties through whose eyes the story unfolds; a young brother who possesses mystical powers; and a fiancé who is writing a novel with uncanny parallels to his own story.

'Her novels can have the effect of addictive drugs . . . Pathos, nostalgia, the sense of exquisite sadness at the fleetingness of life are key elements of beauty in Japanese aesthetics, and all are themes central to Yoshimoto's books.' The Times

EAN: 9780571193745

Package Dimensions: 7.7 x 5.0 x 1.2 inches

Languages: English