Asleep

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Banana Yoshimoto: Asleep (Paperback, 2001, Faber and Faber)

Paperback, 184 pages

Published Sept. 3, 2001 by Faber and Faber.

ISBN:
978-0-571-20537-0
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4 stars (1 review)

Already an international bestseller, "Asleep" comprises three novellas of women bewitched into a spiritual sleep. One, mourning a lost lover, finds herself sleepwalking. Another, who has embarked on a relationship with a man whose wife is in a coma, finds herself suddenly unable to stay awake. And a third finds her sleep haunted by a woman she was once pitted against in a love triangle.

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4 stars

A beautifully written collection of short stories that are personal and very accessible. The highlight is Asleep, the third and longest of the three stories, which is achingly sad yet flooded with moments of hope and light. The beauty of these stories is the author's ability to touch the deepest pits of emotion seamlessly from a narrative perspective that always feels light and has its feet firmly on the ground. Lovely read.

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  • Modern fiction
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