East Asian Literary Fiction

The Premonition

by Banana Yoshimoto

A young woman is haunted by her childhood and the inescapable bitterness of knowing the truth. Banana Yoshimoto returns with a tender, matter-of-fact tale of ghosts—both literal and emotional—and the quiet heartbreak of living with what cannot be changed.

More East Asian Literary Fiction

• Hunger — Choi Jin-young
• The Temple of the Golden Pavilion — Yukio Mishima
• Please Look After Mom — Kyung-Sook Shin
• Bestiary — K-Ming Chang
• Sanshirō — Natsume Sōseki
• Girls in the Dark — Rikako Akiyoshi
• Death's End — Cixin Liu
• The Eyes Are the Best Part — Monika Kim

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