· Moshi Moshi, the title of Banana Yoshimoto’s latest novel, refers to the phone that the main character’s father left at home before leaving to commit suicide with his paramour. The main character, Yoshie, dreams that her father is trying to find his phone to call her. But the title also captures the feeling that Yoshie has something to say about her father, and that she can finally say www.doorway.ruted Reading Time: 5 mins. Moshi Moshi: Author: Yoshimoto Banana: Genre: Novel: Written: (Eng. ) Length: pages: Original in: Japanese: Availability: Moshi Moshi - US: Moshi Moshi - UK: Moshi Moshi - Canada: Moshi Moshi - Deutschland: Moshi moshi - ItaliaAuthor: Yoshimoto Banana. “Banana Yoshimoto’s novels are like jewel boxes, and Moshi Moshi is no exception.” —Vanity Fair “An unlikely, engrossing Tokyo ghost story You won't be able to take your mind off it.” —Marie Claire “Moshi Moshi is a marvellous and comforting gift.” —Winnipeg Free Press/5().
Moshi Moshi has something vaguely resembling a plot, but the story isn't really the point of the novel. Rather, the reader is bathed in the warm flow of Yoshimoto's words while experiencing of the charm of the Shimokitazawa neighborhood. The novel is comforting, like drinking hot chocolate on a cold day. Banana Yoshimoto's Moshi Moshi is a short, beautiful coming of age tale. It seems sappy at times if you are inclined to feel "realistic". But it also has its antennae up to the subtler background music of everyday life. Young adult Yocchan has fled to the village-like neighborhood of Shimokitazawa after the tragic breakup of her family. Banana Yoshimoto's English translators have never been able to keep up with the Japanese author's prodigious literary output. Indeed, her Japanese critics h Moshi Moshi: A Novel: Yoshimoto.
“Banana Yoshimoto’s novels are like jewel boxes, and Moshi Moshi is no exception.” —Vanity Fair “An unlikely, engrossing Tokyo ghost story You won't be able to take your mind off it.” —Marie Claire “Moshi Moshi is a marvellous and comforting gift.” —Winnipeg Free Press. Moshi Moshi (Hardcover) Published December 13th by Counterpoint. Hardcover, pages. Author (s): Banana Yoshimoto, Asa Yoneda (Translator), Mai Ohno (Illustrator) ISBN: (ISBN ). Moshi Moshi. by. Banana Yoshimoto, Asa Yoneda (Translator) · Rating details · 3, ratings · reviews. In Moshi Moshi, 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 Shimo-kitazawa, a traditional Tokyo neighborhood of narrow streets, quirky shops, and friendly residents that they can finally start to put their painful past behind them.
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