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008    220224s2022    cau           000 1 eng   
020    9781640093690|q(hardcover) 
020    |z9781640093706|q(ebook) 
040    AE-AjAUL|cAE-ShKH 
041 1  eng|hjpn 
050 00 PL865.O7138|bD4313 2022 
100 1  Yoshimoto, Banana,|d1964- 
240 10 Deddoendo no omoide.|lEnglish. 
245 10 Dead-end memories :|bstories /|cBanana Yoshimoto ; 
       translated from the Japanese by Asa Yoneda. 
250    First Counterpoint edition. 
260    Berkeley, California :|bCounterpoint,|c2022. 
300    221 p. ;|c22 cm. 
500    KH-AUL-8. 
520    "First published in Japan in 2003 and never before 
       published in the United States, Dead-End Memories collects
       the stories of five women who, following sudden and 
       painful events, quietly discover their ways back to 
       recovery. Among the women we meet in Dead-End Memories is 
       one betrayed by her fiancé who finds a perfect refuge in 
       an apartment above her uncle's bar while seeking the real 
       meaning of happiness. In "House of Ghosts," the daughter 
       of a yoshoku restaurant owner encounters the ghosts of a 
       sweet elderly couple who haven't yet realized that they've
       been dead for years. In "Tomo-chan's Happiness," an office
       worker who is a victim of sexual assault finally catches 
       sight of the hope of romance. Yoshimoto's gentle, 
       effortless prose reminds us that one true miracle can be 
       as simple as having someone to share a meal with, and that
       happiness is always within us if only we take a moment to 
       pause and reflect. Discover this collection of what 
       Yoshimoto herself calls the "most precious work of my 
       writing career.""--|cProvided by publisher. 
650  0 Japanese fiction|xTranslations into English 
700 1  Yoneda, Asa