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092    |fF|aYOSHIMOT 
100 1  Yoshimoto, Banana,|d1964-|eauthor. 
245 10 Dead-end memories :|bstories /|cBanana Yoshimoto ; 
       translated from the Japanese by Asa Yoneda. 
250    First Counterpoint edition. 
264  1 Berkeley, California :|bCounterpoint,|c2022. 
300    221 pages ;|c22 cm 
336    text|btxt|2rdacontent 
337    unmediated|bn|2rdamedia 
338    volume|bnc|2rdacarrier 
505 00 |tHouse of ghosts --|t"Mama!" --|tNot warm at all --|tTomo
       -chan's happiness --|tDead-end memories. 
520    "First published in Japan in 2003 and never before 
       published in the United States, Dead-End Memories collects
       the stories of five women who, following sudden and 
       painful events, quietly discover their ways back to 
       recovery. Among the women we meet in Dead-End Memories is 
       one betrayed by her fiancé who finds a perfect refuge in 
       an apartment above her uncle's bar while seeking the real 
       meaning of happiness. In "House of Ghosts," the daughter 
       of a yoshoku restaurant owner encounters the ghosts of a 
       sweet elderly couple who haven't yet realized that they've
       been dead for years. In "Tomo-chan's Happiness," an office
       worker who is a victim of sexual assault finally catches 
       sight of the hope of romance. Yoshimoto's gentle, 
       effortless prose reminds us that one true miracle can be 
       as simple as having someone to share a meal with, and that
       happiness is always within us if only we take a moment to 
       pause and reflect. Discover this collection of what 
       Yoshimoto herself calls the "most precious work of my 
       writing career.""--|cProvided by publisher. 
650  0 Women|vFiction. 
655  7 Short stories.|2lcgft 
700 1  Yoneda, Asa,|etranslator. 
700 12 Yoshimoto, Banana,|d1964-|tHouse of ghosts. 
700 12 Yoshimoto, Banana,|d1964-|t"Mama!" 
700 12 Yoshimoto, Banana,|d1964-|tNot warm at all. 
700 12 Yoshimoto, Banana,|d1964-|tTomo-chan's happiness. 
730 0  Deddoendo no omoide.|lEnglish.