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Amrita (Yoshimoto novel) 
Summary
Amrita (アムリタ) is a novel written in 1994 by the Japanese author Banana Yoshimoto (吉本ばなな) and translated into English in 1997 by Russell F. Wasden.
 Amrita | |
| Author | Banana Yoshimoto |
|---|---|
| Translator | Russell F. Wasden |
| Publisher | Grove Press |
Publication date | 1994 |
Published in English | 1997 |
| Media type | Hardcover |
| Pages | 366 |
| ISBN | 0-8021-1590-X |
| OCLC | 36528204 |
| 895.6/35 21 | |
| LC Class | PL865.O7138 A4813 1994 |
| Preceded by | English: Lizard (novel) |
| Followed by | English: Asleep (novel) |
Plot synopsis edit
The main character, Sakumi, loses her beautiful younger sister, an actress, to suicide. Sakumi subsequently falls down a flight of stairs, losing her memory. She struggles to regain her memory with the assistance of her sister's lover and a clairvoyant younger brother.
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Publishing information edit
Amrita (English edition) by Banana Yoshimoto
- Hardcover - ISBN 0-8021-1590-X published by Grove Press, 1997
- Paperback - ISBN 0-671-53285-5, published by Washington Square Press, 1998
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