Amrita (Yoshimoto novel)
 Amrita | |
| Author | Banana Yoshimoto |
|---|---|
| Translator | Russell F. Wasden |
| Publisher | Grove Press |
Publication date | 1994 |
Published in English | 1997 |
| Media type | Hardcover |
| Pages | 366 |
| ISBN | 0-8021-1590-X |
| OCLC | 36528204 |
| 895.6/35 21 | |
| LC Class | PL865.O7138 A4813 1994 |
| Preceded by | English: Lizard (novel) |
| Followed by | English: Asleep (novel) |
Amrita （アムリタ) is a novel written by Japanese author Banana Yoshimoto (吉本ばなな）in 1994 and translated into English in 1997 by Russell F. Wasden.
Plot synopsis
The main character, Sakumi, loses her beautiful younger sister, an actress, to suicide. Sakumi subsequently falls down a flight of stairs, losing her memory. She struggles to regain her memory with the assistance of her sister's lover and a clairvoyant kid brother.
Awards
- 5th Murasaki-shikibu Prize – November, 1995[1]
- Scanno (Italy) – June, 1993[1]
- Fendissime (Italy) – March, 1996[1]
- Maschera d' argento (Italy)– November, 1999[1]
Book information
Amrita (English edition) by Banana Yoshimoto
- Hardcover - ISBN 0-8021-1590-X published by Grove Press, 1997
- Paperback - ISBN 0-671-53285-5, published by Washington Square Press, 1998
References
- ^ a b c d "Banana Yoshimoto - profile". Archived from the original on 2015-02-23. Retrieved 2006-11-18.
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