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Banana Yoshimoto is a Japanese writer born in Tokyo in 1964.
* She is the daughter of the poet and critic Takaaki Yoshimoto.
* She graduated from Nihon University's College of Art with a major in literature.
* She adopted the pseudonym "Banana" while in college, after her love of banana flowers.
* Her first novel, Kitchen, was published in 1988 and was an instant success.
* She has since published several more novels, including Norwegian Wood, Asleep, and Goodbye Tsugumi.
* Her work has been translated into over 30 languages and has sold over 10 million copies worldwide.
* She is considered one of the most important Japanese writers of her generation.
* She is a popular figure in Japan and has been featured in several magazines and television shows.

Everything that had happened was shockingly beautiful, enough to make you crazy.

Banana Yoshimoto

No matter where you are, you're always a bit on your own, always an outsider.

Banana Yoshimoto

When was it I realized that, on this truly dark and solitary path we all walk, the only way we can light is our own? Although I was raised with love, I was always lonely.Someday, without fail, everyone will disappear, scattered into the blackness of time.

Banana Yoshimoto

Again and again I will suffer; again and again I will get back on my feet. I will not be defeated. I won't let my spirit be destroyed.

Banana Yoshimoto

But I have my life, I’m living it. It’s twisted, exhausting, uncertain, and full of guilt, but nonetheless, there’s something there.

Banana Yoshimoto

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