"Hello, Shimokitazawa" Author: [Japanese] Yoshimoto Banana / [Japanese] Ohno Maiga Publisher: Shanghai Translation Publishing House

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A love story that is everywhere but exclusive to one person and one city.

Shimokitazawa warmly embraces the sense of loss and loneliness that cannot be buried...

■ 42P Illustrations by the famous Japanese illustrator Ohno Mai

■ Comes with a sulfuric acid paper bookmark

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I had been living with my father, but my family life suddenly changed. My father died of love with a strange woman. I was left alone in the world and reshuffled my life and started my life from scratch. I rented a house in Shimokitazawa and started working in a small bar nearby. However, just when I finally returned to the normal track of life, my mother suddenly moved into my house and started a wonderful life with me.

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Banana Yoshimoto is a master storyteller. Her writing is concise, heartfelt, and full of healing magic. It grabs the reader's heart and refuses to let go.

—The New York Times

Yoshimoto Banana (よしもとばなな)

Born in Tokyo, Japan in 1964, graduated from the Department of Literature, Faculty of Arts, Nihon University. In 1987, he won the Haiyan Newcomer Literature Award for his novel Kitchen. His other major works include Daisy Life, Hello Shimokitazawa, and Flower Bed Lunch Break. In 2000, he won the Italian Domag Literature Award for Unethical and South American. He has collaborated with the famous Japanese artist Yoshitomo Nara to launch three works, Ruthless Misfortune, Argentine Mother-in-law, and Daisy Life. He enjoys a high reputation in Europe, America, and Asian countries.