Dead-End Memories: Stories - Banana Yoshimoto

Category: Adults, General Fiction, Literature, Short Story
Language: English
Keywords: Asia Asian Literature Contemporary Fiction Japan Japanese Literature Literary Fiction Novels Romance Short Stories

Written by Banana Yoshimoto
Read by Kathleen Li
Format: M4B
Bitrate: 128 Kbps
Unabridged

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 a woman 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”, a daughter of a yōshoku restaurant owner encounters the ghosts of a sweet elderly couple who haven’t yet realized that they have 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”.

Length: 4 hrs and 38 mins
Release date: 09-06-22