Unequivocally Japanese: The Premonition, by Banana Yoshimoto, reviewed
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Who are you without memory? This is the question that sits at the heart of The Premonition by Banana Yoshimoto, best known for her 1988 novella Kitchen, which was a smash hit in Japan and adapted for film. The Premonition is a similarly slender work and one that casts a delicate spell. Nineteen-year-old Yayoi has
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The Premonition by Banana Yoshimoto
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The Premonition Penguin Random House Higher Education
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