Yuichi's mother eventually asks Mikage to stay at their place for a while. Yuichi is highly amused by her reaction when he reveals that his mother is actually his father, who had a sex-change operation. Later that night, she meets Yuichi's mother, Eriko, and is stunned by her beauty. She is fascinated by the kitchen, the comfortable sofa, and the bevy of plants. When Mikage arrives at Yuichi's apartment, she immediately falls in love with it. A few days later, Yuichi Tanabe, a young man who works in the flower shop her grandmother used to frequent, visits Mikage and asks her to have dinner with him and his mother. With the last remaining family member now gone, she finds comfort in the kitchen, particularly next to the humming refrigerator. At the beginning of the novella, Mikage, a young woman whose grandmother has recently died, explains her love for kitchens. Each day she takes half an hour to write at her computer, and she says, "I tend to feel guilty because I write these stories almost for fun.". She keeps her personal life guarded, and reveals little about her certified Rolfing practitioner, Hiroyoshi Tahata and son (born in 2003). Whenever she appears in public she eschews make-up and dresses simply. During that time, she took the pseudonym "Banana" after her love of banana flowers, a name she recognizes as both "cute" and "purposefully androgynous."ĭespite her success, Yoshimoto remains a down-to-earth and obscure figure. She graduated from Nihon University's Art College, majoring in Literature. Growing up in a liberal family, she learned the value of independence from a young age. (See also 吉本芭娜娜 (Chinese).)Īlong with having a famous father, poet Takaaki Yoshimoto, Banana's sister, Haruno Yoiko, is a well-known cartoonist in Japan. Whenever she appears in public she eschews make-up and dre Banana Yoshimoto ( よしもと ばなな or 吉本 ばなな) is the pen name of Mahoko Yoshimoto (吉本 真秀子), a Japanese contemporary writer. During that time, she took the pseudonym "Banana" after her love of banana flowers, a name she recognizes as both "cute" and "purposefully androgynous." Despite her success, Yoshimoto remains a down-to-earth and obscure figure. (See also 吉本芭娜娜 (Chinese).) Along with having a famous father, poet Takaaki Yoshimoto, Banana's sister, Haruno Yoiko, is a well-known cartoonist in Japan. Banana Yoshimoto ( よしもと ばなな or 吉本 ばなな) is the pen name of Mahoko Yoshimoto (吉本 真秀子), a Japanese contemporary writer.
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