May 8, 2016
2 min read
What I Learned: Kitchen
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…
