"It is not in vain to give flowers to those who have passed away."
★ Healing novel by Banana Yoshimoto, the queen of modern Japanese literature
★ The story is plain and heart-warming, and the psychological description is meticulous and so warm that it makes your heart melt.
"First Love" is a magical story.
Fourteen-year-old Xizi fell in love with someone for the first time in her life. He was a 26- or 27-year-old painting teacher. The age gap has not become a problem that hinders their relationship. A small miracle happened. The two of them got closer step by step without knowing it, and they became more and more friendly with each other. They even saw a fantastic scene together.
The story is plain and refreshing, the psychological description is meticulous, and it is so warm that it melts the heart.
About the author: Banana YOSHIMOTO (1964-), the queen of modern Japanese literature, is a leader in contemporary Japanese literary circles along with Haruki Murakami and Ryu Murakami.
From 2003 to 2015, he used the pen name よしもとばなな, and then changed to Yoshimoto ばなな. His father is a famous Japanese critic and poet Yoshimoto Takaaki, who is known as a "giant in the ideological world." The older sister is the manga artist Haruno Yaoko. He has collaborated with the famous Japanese artist Yoshitomo Nara to release "Argentinian Mother-in-law", "Daisy Life" and "Heartless Doom".
Reader comments
This book is like a cup of tea, light but endlessly memorable. The first love in the story is pure and beautiful, reminding me of my own ignorant feelings when I was young. The author's detailed psychological description made me feel the same way, as if I could see my own shadow. I think everyone can find their own touching and beautiful memories in this book. 📖✨
The little days are really delicate, and the author expresses the inexplicable emotions in girlhood in words. Comparing the parting atmosphere to gauze containing moisture is so genius!
Very beautiful, very plain, delicate style of writing. The girl's delicate thoughts, colorful emotions, doubts and worries, etc. Are very vivid and real.
Although they did not actively attract me, I am still deeply attached to these delicate and sensitive thoughts, and the light and delicate writing style that turns the invisible into the tangible. I feel the beauty of the world that the author feels, as if I am immersed in it.
The poetic language made me imagine the flowing and delicate words flowing out from the pens of the author and translator.
There is a special tranquility in the process of reading, and the content is delicate and touching. It is indeed an excellent book [Like]
This book is like a cup of tea, light but endlessly memorable. The first love in the story is pure and beautiful, reminding me of my own ignorant feelings when I was young. The author's detailed psychological description made me feel the same way, as if I could see my own shadow. I think everyone can find their own touching and beautiful memories in this book. 📖✨
The little days are really delicate, and the author expresses the inexplicable emotions in girlhood in words. Comparing the parting atmosphere to gauze containing moisture is so genius!
Very beautiful, very plain, delicate style of writing. The girl's delicate thoughts, colorful emotions, doubts and worries, etc. Are very vivid and real.
Although they did not actively attract me, I am still deeply attached to these delicate and sensitive thoughts, and the light and delicate writing style that turns the invisible into the tangible. I feel the beauty of the world that the author feels, as if I am immersed in it.
The poetic language made me imagine the flowing and delicate words flowing out from the pens of the author and translator.
There is a special tranquility in the process of reading, and the content is delicate and touching. It is indeed an excellent book [Like]