Kitchen

Synopsis

"ms. Yoshimoto's writing is lucid, earnest and disarming. [it] seizes hold of the reader's sympathy and refuses to let go. " —michiko kakutani, the new york timesan orphan finds comfort in the kitchen, and in her chosen family, in this classic of contemporary japanese literaturewith the publication of kitchen, the dazzling english-language debut that is still her best-loved book, the literary world realized that yoshimoto was a young writer of enduring talent whose work has quickly earned a place among the best of contemporary japanese literature.