Amrita (Yoshimoto novel) explained

Amrita
Translator:Russell F. Wasden
Author:Banana Yoshimoto
Publisher:Grove Press
Release Date:1994
English Release Date:1997
Media Type:Hardcover
Pages:366
Isbn:0-8021-1590-X
Dewey:895.6/35 21
Congress:PL865.O7138 A4813 1994
Oclc:36528204
Preceded By:English: Lizard (novel)
Followed By:English: Asleep (novel)

Amrita (アムリタ) is a novel written in 1994 by the Japanese author Banana Yoshimoto (吉本ばなな) 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 younger brother.

Awards

Publishing information

Amrita (English edition) by Banana Yoshimoto

References

  1. Web site: Banana Yoshimoto - profile . 2006-11-18 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150223180656/http://www.yoshimotobanana.com/ . 2015-02-23 . dead .