Asleep
Asleep by Banana Yoshimoto is a collection of short stories published by Grove Press in 2000. This edition, written in English and spanning 177 pages, showcases Yoshimoto’s artful simplicity and depth as she explores the lives of three young women who find themselves in a state of spiritual sleep. Each story delves into the unique experiences of these women, touching on themes of loss, relationships, and the haunting nature of their dreams.
Readers will encounter a narrative that intertwines elements of mysticism and surrealism, as one woman mourns a lost lover through sleepwalking, another struggles to stay awake while involved with a man whose wife is in a coma, and a third is haunted by a past love triangle. Asleep presents a blend of fiction and literary exploration, inviting readers to reflect on the complexities of human emotions and connections.
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Demonstrating again the artful simplicity and depth of her vision, Banana Yoshimoto reestablishes her place as a writer of international stature in a book that may be her most delightful since Kitchen.
In Asleep, Yoshimoto spins the stories of three young women bewitched into a spiritual sleep. One, mourning for a lost lover, finds herself sleepwalking at night. Another, who has embarked on a relationship with a man whose wife is in a coma, finds herself suddenly unable to stay awake. A third finds her sleep haunted by a woman against whom she was once pitted in a love triangle. Sly and mystical as a ghost story, with a touch of Kafkaesque surrealism, Asleep is an enchanting new book from one of the best writers in contemporary international fiction.
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