Asleep (novel)
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| Author | Banana Yoshimoto |
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| Translator | Michael Emmerich |
| Country | Japan |
| Language | Japanese |
| Genre(s) | Novel |
| Publisher | Grove Press |
| Publication date | 1989 |
| Published in English |
2001 |
| Media type | Print (Hardback) |
| Pages | 177 pp |
| ISBN | ISBN 0-8021-1669-8 |
| Preceded by | Amrita (novel) |
| Followed by | Goodbye Tsugumi (novel) |
Asleep （白河夜船) is a novel written by Japanese author Banana Yoshimoto (吉本ばなな）in 1989 and translated into English in 2000 (book was released in 2001[1]) by Michael Emmerich.
[edit] Reaction
Although one may notice a certain Western influence in Yoshimoto's style, Kitchen is still critically recognised as an example of contemporary Japanese literature; The Independent, The Times and the New Yorker have all reviewed the novel favourably.
[edit] Publication details
Asleep (English edition) by Banana Yoshimoto
- Hardcover - ISBN 0-8021-1669-8 published by Grove Press
- Paperback - ISBN 0-8021-3820-9, published by Grove Press
