Rozchody, ztráty i nové začátky. Tři příběhy od hvězdy moderní japonské literatury. Mikage, Júiči a Sacuki – tři mladí lidé, kteří se snaží vyrovnat s odchodem blízkého člověka a zároveň v sobě hledají odvahu vpustit do svého života někoho dalšího. Každodenní situace a všední věci zachycené s takovou věrností a citem, že můžeme společně s hlavními protagonisty pozorovat, co nás spoutává, co připoutává k druhým a co osvobozuje. Druhé, doplněné vydání Úplněk a jiné povídky z roku 1997.

I had a premonition of setting out on a journey and getting lost inside a distant tide . . . It was the beginning of summer, and I was nineteen years old.Yayoi lives with her perfect, loving family - something 'like you'd see in a Spielberg movie'. But while her parents tell happy stories of her childhood, she is increasingly haunted by the sense that she's forgotten something important about her past.

''Poignant . . . deeply nostalgic.'' GLAMOUR''Strange, melancholy and beautiful.'' BRANDON TAYLOR''The supreme poet of solitude.'' SPECTATORThere was no past, no future, no words, nothing – just the light and the yellow and the scent of dry leaves in the sun.Japan’s internationally celebrated storyteller returns with five stories of healing and hope. Effortlessly beautiful, nostalgic and melancholy, the stories in Dead-End Memories explore the stories of five women who, following sudden and painful events, find solace in the blissful moments in everyday life.The daughter of a restaurant owner experiences a budding romance, accompanied by the ghosts of an elderly couple. After a scandalous near-death experience, an editor gains a new lease of life. A woman seeks refuge in the apartment above her uncle’s bar after being betrayed by her fiancé. As Yoshimoto’s gentle, effortless prose reminds us, one true miracle can be as simple as having someone to share a meal with, and happiness is always within us if only we take a moment to see it.

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