Hardboiled & Hard Luck (novel)
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| Author | Banana Yoshimoto |
|---|---|
| Translator | Michael Emmerich |
| Publisher | Grove Press |
| Released | 1999 |
| Released in English | 2005 |
| Media Type | Hardcover |
| Pages | 160 |
| ISBN | 0802117996 |
| Preceded by | English: Goodbye Tsugumi (novel) |
Hardboiled & Hard Luck (Alt: Hādoboirudo. English) is a novel written by Japanese author Banana Yoshimoto in 1999 and translated into English in 2005 by Michael Emmerich.
[edit] Plot
This book consists of two separate stories, making up the the two parts of the book's title. The first story, Hardboiled, is written from the perpective of a woman who is hiking alone, passes a strange shrine and ends up in a hotel with a couple of surreal incidents that follow. Her back story is filled in as a mixture of narrative and dream sequences. The second story, Hard Luck, is about a woman whose sister Kuni is in a coma. Kuni's fiancé leaves her after the incident, but his brother continues to visit. It becomes apparent that he is interested in the protagonist of the story.
The first story seems to be very much a Japanese one and the second could be in most cultures.
[edit] Book information
Hardboiled & Hard Luck (English edition) by Banana Yoshimoto
- Hardcover – ISBN 0-8021-1799-6, published by Grove Press
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