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Kitchen (A Black cat book)
by Banana Yoshimoto

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Author: Banana Yoshimoto
Translator: Megan Backus
Edition: Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2006-04-17
ISBN: 0802142443
Number of pages: 160
Publisher: Grove Press

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Book Review: A beautiful book
Summary: 4 Stars

This is the story of a young Japanese woman who loses her grandmother (her primary caretaker) and goes to live with a boy and his mother. It addresses the subject of loneliness and reads like poetry.

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