![]() ![]() In 1986 she at the same time finished her studies and made her literary debut with the short story Moonlight Shadow ( ムーンライト・シャドウ). She studied literature at Nihon University, Tōkyo, where she adopted the pseudonym “Banana” after the flowers of the plant that she loved. Yoshimoto Banana (よしもと ばなな, now 吉本 ばなな) was born Yoshimoto Mahoko (吉本 真秀子) in Tōkyo, Japan, in July 1964. Almost imperceptibly their nodding acquaintance changes into love stronger than the ghosts of the past that so far kept them from getting truly involved with another person. The drifter who paints murals for her living and the graduate student focused on his studies of biotechnology only meet because they live in apartments with windows facing each other. ![]() ![]() It’s the undisturbed life among strangers and casual acquaintances that both protagonists of The Lake by Yoshimoto Banana appreciate most in Tōkyo. Also for the loner it can be a veritable paradise because like any virgin forest at the back of beyond the metropolis offers solitude and anonymity, but without the need to renounce the amenities of modern existence or the option to socialise at any time. For people who wish to be left alone and to go about their business without friends and family giving advice or commenting unasked for, the big city can be the perfect place to hide. ![]()
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