{"product_id":"moshi-moshi-paperback","title":"Moshi Moshi - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eBanana Yoshimoto\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eAsa Yoneda\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"A beautiful translation . . . Yoshimoto deploys a magically Japanese light touch to emotionally and existentially tough subject matter: domestic disarray, loneliness, identity issues, lovesickness . . . [a] nimble narrative.\" ―\u003ci\u003eELLE\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eMoshi Moshi\u003c\/i\u003e, Yoshie's much-loved musician father has died in a suicide pact with an unknown woman. It is only when Yoshie and her mother move to Shimokitazawa, a traditional Tokyo neighborhood of narrow streets, quirky shops, and friendly residents that they can finally start to put their painful past behind them. However, despite their attempts to move forward, Yoshie is haunted by nightmares in which her father is looking for the phone he left behind on the day he died, or on which she is trying--unsuccessfully--to call him. Is her dead father trying to communicate a message to her through these dreams? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWith the lightness of touch and surreal detachment that are the hallmarks of her writing, Banana Yoshimoto turns a potential tragedy into a poignant coming-of-age ghost story and a life-affirming homage to the healing powers of community, food, and family.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBanana Yashimoto\u003c\/b\u003e was born in Tokyo in 1964 and graduated from Nihon University, College of Art, where she majored in literature. She debuted as a writer in 1987 with \u003ci\u003eKitchen\u003c\/i\u003e, a novella that won her the 6th Kaien Newcomers' Literary Prize. In 1988, \u003ci\u003eMoonlight Shadow\u003c\/i\u003e, her thesis story, was awarded the 16th Izumi Kyoka Prize for Literature. Then, in 1989, she received two accolades: the 39th Recommendation by the Minister of Education for Best Newcomer Artist, for \u003ci\u003eKitchen\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eUtakata\/Sanctuary\u003c\/i\u003e, and the 2nd Yamamoto Shugoro Literary Prize, for \u003ci\u003eGoodbye Tsugumi\u003c\/i\u003e. In 1995 she won the 5th Murasaki Shikibu Prize, for \u003ci\u003eAmrita\u003c\/i\u003e, a full-length novel. And in 2000, \u003ci\u003eFurin to Nambei\u003c\/i\u003e, a collection of stories set in South America, received the 10th Bunkamura Deux Magots Literary Prize. Her works have been translated and published in more than 30 countries. Outside of Japan, too, she has won several awards. In Italy she won the Scanno Literary Prize in 1993, the Fendissime Literary Prize in 1996, the Maschera d'argento Prize in 1999, and the Capri Award in 2011. Recent works include \u003ci\u003eTori Tachi, Circus Night, Funa-Funa Funabashi\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eIyashi no Uta\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eAsa Yoneda\u003c\/b\u003e was born in Osaka and translates from Japanese. She currently lives in Bristol.\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 224\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.7 x 8.2 x 5.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 14, 2017\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42700869730367,"sku":"9781640090156","price":16.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/d4d59b5dedd38b2b921280043c0cc1a2.webp?v=1765018469","url":"https:\/\/dhl-adrianne.myshopify.com\/products\/moshi-moshi-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}