What I Learned: Kitchen

Photo by Ivan Yeo on Unsplash

Banana Yoshimoto’s Kitchen (1993) introduces the reader to Mikage, the female protagonist, with the death of a loved one, an isolating experience. Feeling lost, Mikage is invited to live with Yuichi — a friend of her deceased grandmother — and his mother.

After finding out that Yuichi’s mother used to be his father and stumbling into an unclear relationship with Yuichi, the story brings the reader on a journey visual and…

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John Kensinger

California native currently living in Los Angeles after several years in the Bay Area. Follow along to learn more about Health, Learning, and Language.