Banana Yoshimoto | |
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Native name | 吉本 ばなな |
Born | Mahoko Yoshimoto July 24, 1964 Tokyo, Japan |
Occupation | Novelist |
Nationality | Japanese |
Period | 1987–present |
Genre | Fiction |
Website | |
Official website |
Banana Yoshimoto (吉本 ばなな, Yoshimoto Banana, born 24 July 1964[1]) is the pen name of Japanese writer Mahoko Yoshimoto (吉本 真秀子, Yoshimoto Mahoko). From 2002 to 2015, she wrote her name in hiragana (よしもと ばなな).