num_pages: 149
description: Banana Yoshimoto’s warm, witty, and heartfelt depictions of the lives of young Japanese have earned her international acclaim and best-seller status. In Hardboiled, the unnamed narrator, hiking in the mountains on the anniversary of her ex-lover's death, is haunted by her past and learns to make peace with her loss. Hard Luck is about another young woman whose sister lies in a coma. As she prepares to say good-bye to her loved one, a new friendship promises hope. Yoshimoto’s voice is clear, assured, and deeply moving, displaying again why she is one of Japan’s, and the world’s, most beloved writers.
language: English
title: Hardboiled & Hard Luck
titlecomplete: Hardboiled & Hard Luck
genres: Asia, Short Stories, Japanese Literature, Literary Fiction, Novels, Asian Literature, Japan, Fiction, Contemporary, Magical Realism
ratings_count: 5894
publisher: Grove Press