Kitchen
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- Update Date：2025-09-06
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- Author：Banana Yoshimoto
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Summary
Kitchen juxtaposes two tales about mothers， transsexuality， bereavement， kitchens， love and tragedy in contemporary Japan。 It is a startlingly original first work by Japan's brightest young literary star and is now a cult film。
When Kitchen was first published in Japan in 1987 it won two of Japan's most prestigious literary prizes， climbed its way to the top of the bestseller lists， then remained there for over a year and sold millions of copies。 Banana Yoshimoto was hailed as a young writer of great talent and great passion whose work has quickly earned a place among the best of modern literature， and has been described as 'the voice of young Japan' by the Independent on Sunday。
When Kitchen was first published in Japan in 1987 it won two of Japan's most prestigious literary prizes， climbed its way to the top of the bestseller lists， then remained there for over a year and sold millions of copies。 Banana Yoshimoto was hailed as a young writer of great talent and great passion whose work has quickly earned a place among the best of modern literature， and has been described as 'the voice of young Japan' by the Independent on Sunday。
Reviews
Waddup Juliet
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It gets easier once you accept that death is part of this life
Izzy Moore
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2。5/5
Hannah
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so so sad but also heartwarming and comforting at the same time :（ writing is so pretty
The Book Eclectic
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Definitely a must for modern literature。 I have come to the conclusion that's Yoshimoto's novels are all quite bittersweet: capable of making you feel the most depressing feelings yet somehow helping you feel hopeful。 Definitely a must for modern literature。 I have come to the conclusion that's Yoshimoto's novels are all quite bittersweet: capable of making you feel the most depressing feelings yet somehow helping you feel hopeful。 。。。more
Maria Celina
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 "We all believe we can choose our own path from among the many alternatives。 But perhaps it’s more accurate to say that we make the choice unconsciously。 I think I did—but now I knew it， because now I was able to put it into words。 But I don’t mean this in the fatalistic sense; we’re constantly making choices。 With the breaths we take every day， with the expression in our eyes， with the daily actions we do over and over， we decide as though by instinct" "We all believe we can choose our own path from among the many alternatives。 But perhaps it’s more accurate to say that we make the choice unconsciously。 I think I did—but now I knew it， because now I was able to put it into words。 But I don’t mean this in the fatalistic sense; we’re constantly making choices。 With the breaths we take every day， with the expression in our eyes， with the daily actions we do over and over， we decide as though by instinct" 。。。more
Shafira Maemanah
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How can someone told sad stories this light and easy to read？ She did！ This book contain heavy topic like loss and griefing in a very light hearted way。 The way she described how it feels exactly the same the way I did。 A bit magical realism - very japanese， still a sad book but fun to read。
Lorraine Angkico
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Her writing is so honest， so deep， so pure。 I loved every word that was in this book 🥺
Jo
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Powerful， short， connected stories about dealing with grief， the unexpected ways it affects people at different stages， and the importance of establishing and maintaining caring relationships even in the knowledge that loss may affect them too。 Mikage is a young girl grieving her grandmother who raised her when she is taken in by her friend Yoichi and his mother， who welcome her into their home and give her support and a place to belong while she regains her emotional strength。 Mikage repays the Powerful， short， connected stories about dealing with grief， the unexpected ways it affects people at different stages， and the importance of establishing and maintaining caring relationships even in the knowledge that loss may affect them too。 Mikage is a young girl grieving her grandmother who raised her when she is taken in by her friend Yoichi and his mother， who welcome her into their home and give her support and a place to belong while she regains her emotional strength。 Mikage repays their hospitality by cooking for them， as kitchens have always been a place of security， purpose and home for her。 Each character is unique and interesting， with rich internal lives， and valuable perspectives gained from their own life lessons。 Definitely worth reading。 。。。more
Elizabeth
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I read this in the 90s when it came out and always associated it with a warm， comfortable feeling。 It was just as lovely the second time。
Natalia
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3。5 ⭐️
Ali
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reads like a daydream but pierced my heart as someone who’s lost a dear friend。 so very somber and so very sweet
Jean-Sylvain
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Il y a une part de mystère et d'onirisme dans cette oeuvre。 En refermant le livre， j'ai pensé à l'ouvrage Histoire de fantômes du Japon de Benjamin Lacombe。 Mondes réels et rêvés se mélangent et la distinction entre les deux devient parfois floue。 Nous ne savons pas toujours dans quel univers nous nous trouvons。 Les récits de B。 Yoshimoto sont joliment ficelés et empreints d'un peu de tristesse。 Dans Kitchen， j'aurais tant souhaité que l'histoire entre Mikage et Yûichi se poursuive ！ Dans la nou Il y a une part de mystère et d'onirisme dans cette oeuvre。 En refermant le livre， j'ai pensé à l'ouvrage Histoire de fantômes du Japon de Benjamin Lacombe。 Mondes réels et rêvés se mélangent et la distinction entre les deux devient parfois floue。 Nous ne savons pas toujours dans quel univers nous nous trouvons。 Les récits de B。 Yoshimoto sont joliment ficelés et empreints d'un peu de tristesse。 Dans Kitchen， j'aurais tant souhaité que l'histoire entre Mikage et Yûichi se poursuive ！ Dans la nouvelle Moonlight Shadow， le thème du deuil est omniprésent。 Il y a néanmoins de la gaieté et de l'espoir dans l'écriture de cette autrice nippone。 Elle raconte la vie qui suit son cours， oscillant entre joie， peine， amour， fatalité et résilience。 。。。more
Stacy Hope
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Beautiful Quick read。 Could’ve read in one day but life。 Wanted to know more about the characters。 It’s not always a poor reflection on the author or the story when you wished to learn more about the characters。 In this case， I just wanted more more more。
Donnie
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4。5
Chris Farmer
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Her writing is stirring， lyrical， and poetic， yet it is delivered with such unvarnished clarity and honesty that it is like listening to a story told by a child。 Her first novel， I will be reading more。
asia
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I set my expectations a little too high for this one。 It was a good read although felt very boring at times， it's like you were waiting for more but it wasn't given。 Writing in this book was beautiful， the words used to describe emotions were quite exquisite therefore it gives the reader a very authentic process of reading。 This book felt like a draft yet in a passable way。 I set my expectations a little too high for this one。 It was a good read although felt very boring at times， it's like you were waiting for more but it wasn't given。 Writing in this book was beautiful， the words used to describe emotions were quite exquisite therefore it gives the reader a very authentic process of reading。 This book felt like a draft yet in a passable way。 。。。more
naomi
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2。5beautiful story about grief but also pretty boring
éliz
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j’ai trouvé ça ennuyant et j’ai vraiment pas été sensible à l’écriture ou à l’histoire。 j’ai eu envie de le dnf au bout de 30 pages
Kk Pham
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Đọc xong cứ thấy buồn。 Một nỗi buồn xa xăm。 Đôi ngày nghĩ về câu chuyện thì lại buồn。 Chị Chuối đúng thật biết cách làm người đọc buồn。
Eleonora Burchini
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Pensavo meglio。 Niente di che。
Alma Garcia
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Kitchen se compone de dos historias de amor， pérdida y duelo desde los ojos de dos mujeres jóvenes。 El segundo relato en específico me dejó devastada， expone uno de mis mayores miedos y cómo la protagonista poco a poco va llegando a términos con su realidad。 La prosa es simple pero eso es lo que la hace bellísima， me hizo sentir una nostalgia por vidas， momentos y lugares que nunca he vivido。 La forma en la que Banana Yoshimoto enaltece lo cotidiano sin ninguna pretensión se siente tan bien （a p Kitchen se compone de dos historias de amor， pérdida y duelo desde los ojos de dos mujeres jóvenes。 El segundo relato en específico me dejó devastada， expone uno de mis mayores miedos y cómo la protagonista poco a poco va llegando a términos con su realidad。 La prosa es simple pero eso es lo que la hace bellísima， me hizo sentir una nostalgia por vidas， momentos y lugares que nunca he vivido。 La forma en la que Banana Yoshimoto enaltece lo cotidiano sin ninguna pretensión se siente tan bien （a pesar de que leí una traducción）。 “No matter what， I want to continue living with the awareness that I will die。 Without that， I am not alive” Y no sólo uno mismo， sino todos nuestros seres queridos， sin esa consciencia se pierde la belleza y la importancia del ahora y quienes lo contienen。 🤍 。。。more
Zoë
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This was decent！ It just proves that food solves everything tbh
aury。loves。books
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3。5
Saleha
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I am at a loss of words。 This is my 2nd Japanese book and I am amazed。 Wow。 Beautifully written。 I loved it。
Jazmín M。
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Lo leí porque vi que lo recomendaban mucho。 Al ser un libro que trata sobre la perdida de un ser querido sentí que debía leerlo， pero en realidad no es tan bueno como lo hacen ver， lo único que destacaría es el mensaje final， de que por más que extrañemos a alguien， hay que dejar ir su recuerdo， para que no nos haga daño y podamos seguir adelante。Pd: si lo van a leer por el "romance"， no lo recomiendo。 Lo leí porque vi que lo recomendaban mucho。 Al ser un libro que trata sobre la perdida de un ser querido sentí que debía leerlo， pero en realidad no es tan bueno como lo hacen ver， lo único que destacaría es el mensaje final， de que por más que extrañemos a alguien， hay que dejar ir su recuerdo， para que no nos haga daño y podamos seguir adelante。Pd: si lo van a leer por el "romance"， no lo recomiendo。 。。。more
giusy 🪷
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“ Hitoshi。Non posso più restare qui。 Momento permomento vado avanti。 È il flusso del tempoche non si può fermare， non posso farci niente。 Io vado。Una carovana si ferma e un'altra riparte。 Ci sono persone che potrò incontrare ancora， altre che non rivedrò più。 Persone che passano senza che io me ne accorga， persone che incrocio appena。 Man mano che le saluto， ho lasensazione di diventare più pura。 Devo vivere guardando il fiume che scorre。 Prego con tutto il cuore che solo l'immagine della ragazz “ Hitoshi。Non posso più restare qui。 Momento permomento vado avanti。 È il flusso del tempoche non si può fermare， non posso farci niente。 Io vado。Una carovana si ferma e un'altra riparte。 Ci sono persone che potrò incontrare ancora， altre che non rivedrò più。 Persone che passano senza che io me ne accorga， persone che incrocio appena。 Man mano che le saluto， ho lasensazione di diventare più pura。 Devo vivere guardando il fiume che scorre。 Prego con tutto il cuore che solo l'immagine della ragazza che ero resti per sempre altuo fianco。Grazie di avermi salutato agitando la mano。Grazie di avermi salutato agitando la mano molte， molte volte。 “ x sempre nel mio cuore， inciso 。。。more
cupid。
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warm， homely。 paths， dawn， nights and mornings。 health and sickness。 all the declinations of family。 undying memories， living past in the cervices of the present。 loved all the crescendos in both the parts， never too harsh， or at least when harsh， the story bandages you like life does as well。 beautiful。
Nico
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Increíble， fue un libro muy hermoso que hace que le tengas cariño a los personajes por lo humanos que son， uno de mis favoritos fue Eriko su forma de ser incluso hasta el final fue valiente y decidida; su forma de dar apoyo a la soledad que inundaba poco a poco a nuestra protagonista fue maravilloso， cada personaje te da una forma distinta de la percepción del ser humano y como estos se desarrollan en la sociedad con sus distintos matices。
yunning
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it is quite abnormal how much i loved reading kitchen and midnight shadow。 i feel so much for mikage and satsuki and their pain makes me sad for them too。 crazy how ms yoshimoto doesn’t use descriptive writing but her words hold so much impact anyways
isla
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stunning。 i’ve always found grief terrifying and hard to grasp， and being able to see the experience in literature felt comforting。 loved moonlight shadow more as compared to kitchen but both super beautiful。
Reference
google book https://www.google.com/search?tbm=bks&q=Kitchen
hathitrust digital library https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/ls?q1=Kitchen&field1=ocr&a=srchls&ft=ft&lmt=ft
The British Library https://bll01.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/discovery/search?query=any,contains,Kitchen&tab=LibraryCatalog&search_scope=Not_BL_Suppress&vid=44BL_INST:BLL01&lang=en&offset=0