- Asleep (novel)
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name = Asleep
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translator =Michael Emmerich
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author = Banana Yoshimoto
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country =Japan
language = Japanese
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genre =Novel
publisher =Grove Press
release_date = 1989
english_release_date = 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 byJapan eseauthor Banana Yoshimoto (吉本ばなな)in 1989 and translated into English in 2000 (book was released in 2001 [ [http://www.amazon.com/dp/0802138209 Product details from Amazon.com, retrieved on November 16, 2006] .] ) byMichael Emmerich .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.Publication details
"Asleep" (English edition) by Banana Yoshimoto
*Hardcover - ISBN 0-8021-1669-8 published byGrove Press
*Paperback - ISBN 0-8021-3820-9, published by Grove PressFootnotes
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