Amrita
Amrita
AuthorBanana Yoshimoto
TranslatorRussell F. Wasden
PublisherGrove Press
Publication date
1994
Published in English
1997
Media typeHardcover
Pages366
ISBN0-8021-1590-X
OCLC36528204
895.6/35 21
LC ClassPL865.O7138 A4813 1994
Preceded byEnglish: Lizard (novel) 
Followed byEnglish: Asleep (novel) 

Amrita (アムリタ) is a novel written in 1994 by the Japanese author Banana Yoshimoto (吉本ばなな) and translated into English in 1997 by Russell F. Wasden.

Plot synopsis

The main character, Sakumi, loses her beautiful younger sister, an actress, to suicide. Sakumi subsequently falls down a flight of stairs, losing her memory. She struggles to regain her memory with the assistance of her sister's lover and a clairvoyant younger brother.

Awards

Publishing information

Amrita (English edition) by Banana Yoshimoto

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Banana Yoshimoto - profile". Archived from the original on 23 February 2015. Retrieved 18 November 2006.


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