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Goodbye Tsugumi

Banana Yoshimoto

Paperback | Pages: 186 pages

Rating: 3.7 | 8127 Users | 621 Reviews

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Title	:	Goodbye Tsugumi
Author	:	Banana Yoshimoto
Book Format	:	Paperback
Book Edition	:	Deluxe Edition
Pages	:	Pages: 186 pages
Published	:	2002 by Faber & Faber (first published March 20th 1989)
Categories	:	Fiction. Cultural. Japan. Asian Literature. Japanese Literature. Contemporary. Asia. Literature. Novels

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Banana Yoshimoto's novels of young life in Japan have made her an international sensation. Goodbye Tsugumi is an offbeat story of a deep and complicated friendship between two female cousins that ranks among her best work. Maria is the only daughter of an unmarried woman. She has grown up at the seaside alongside her cousin Tsugumi, a lifelong invalid, charismatic, spoiled, and occasionally cruel. Now Maria's father is finally able to bring Maria and her mother to Tokyo, ushering Maria into a world of university, impending adulthood, and a "normal" family. When Tsugumi invites Maria to spend a last summer by the sea, a restful idyll becomes a time of dramatic growth as Tsugumi finds love and Maria learns the true meaning of home and family. She also has to confront both Tsugumi's inner strength and the real possibility of losing her. Goodbye Tsugumi is a beguiling, resonant novel from one of the world's finest young writers.

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Original Title:	TUGUMI [つぐみ]
ISBN:	0571212794 (ISBN13: 9780571212798)
Edition Language:	English
Characters:	Shirakawa Maria, Yamamoto Tsugumi, Yamamoto Yoko, Kyoichi
Setting:	Japan
Literary Awards:	山本周五郎賞 Yamamoto Shūgorō Prize (1989)

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I did not think it would be possible for Yoshimoto to write a better book than Kitchen.

From the time she was born, Tsugumi was ridiculously frail, and she had a whole slew of physical ailments and defects. Her doctors announced that she would die young and her family began preparing for the worst. Of course everyone around her spoiled her like you wouldnt believe. I loved "Kitchen" by this author but I actually prefer this book. What it is, I've really tried to fathom it out, basically is that it comes down to the simplicity in the style of writing. Having said that, I've read

The novel is passable. There are hints of great storytelling which is often muddled by poor characterization. It recounts a summer vacation of Maria and Tsugumi, and their adventure, without probing deep into what motivated their actions. Tries to cram a lot of things in a breezy read that doesn't do justice to a quirky character like Tsugumi.

Question: if a story is about three young women of college age, is it always a YA novel? This Japanese author is considered a YA author. This is a bit of a strange story. The main character is an only child but she also grew up with her aunt and uncle and two female cousins who are sisters, one a year older, one a year younger. The two families run a small seaside resort and function as a single family. While we follow the main character as she tells the story, Tsugumi of the title is in a sense

I was blown away by this book. It will stay with me for a long, long time. It's not a perfect book; the plot got a bit weird sometimes and I detested Tsugumi. I wished the translator hadn't chosen words like babe, hag, and asshole, because I felt we got the idea of the unsavory Tsugumi even without her constantly hurling those insults at family members, which seemed so inappropriate (and even understanding they're supposed to be inappropriate). Words like "moron" and "idiot" seemed perfectly

This novel, more than anything, wrenched my heart. I could feel its every beat as I glided through Banana Yoshimotos simple yet soothing prose. The breeze of a warm summer sea penetrated through the pages and I felt its warmth saunter over me like a comforting blanket. Even the cold of my room was eviscerated by the earnest glow of a young girls relentless spirit. This beautiful tale of two cousins is one of the few books that has truly resonated with my personal outlook. I was thoroughly taken

Question: if a story is about three young women of college age, is it always a YA novel? This Japanese author is considered a YA author. This is a bit of a strange story. The main character is an only child but she also grew up with her aunt and uncle and two female cousins who are sisters, one a year older, one a year younger. The two families run a small seaside resort and function as a single family. While we follow the main character as she tells the story, Tsugumi of the title is in a sense