莎乐美汉堡店

by Banana Yoshimoto, 吉本芭娜娜, 周阅 (Translator)

牛排汉堡店“JUJU”传承自美津子的祖父，之后由她的双亲经营，这是间带有怀旧气味的店面，店里汉堡肉饼滋滋作响，食物和气氛都让人回味。美津子美丽出众的妈妈最喜欢的漫画就是《地狱公主莎乐美》，接手汉堡店后，依照漫画里莎乐美打工的汉堡店的名字，将店名改为“JUJU”。母亲突然去世，美津子接手，和父亲一起经营汉堡店，但是她不会料理也没有信心，更没有妈妈长袖善舞。在父亲和进一的帮助下，奇妙的转变发生了，美津子也遇见了心仪的真命天子。小小的店宛如人生的缩影，有好吃的料理，聚集着平凡的人。食物也有灵魂，吃与被吃的都在向美津子传达心意。渐渐地，美津子在料理中发现了美味的秘密，也发现了莎乐美神奇的力量。

Genres: Japanese Literature

138 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2011

About the author

Banana Yoshimoto (よしもと ばなな or 吉本 ばなな) is the pen name of Mahoko Yoshimoto (吉本 真秀子), a Japanese contemporary writer. She writes her name in hiragana. (See also 吉本芭娜娜 (Chinese).)

Along with having a famous father, poet Takaaki Yoshimoto, Banana's sister, Haruno Yoiko, is a well-known cartoonist in Japan. Growing up in a liberal family, she learned the value of independence from a young age.

She graduated from Nihon University's Art College, majoring in Literature. During that time, she took the pseudonym "Banana" after her love of banana flowers, a name she recognizes as both "cute" and "purposefully androgynous."

Despite her success, Yoshimoto remains a down-to-earth and obscure figure. Whenever she appears in public she eschews make-up and dresses simply. She keeps her personal life guarded, and reveals little about her certified Rolfing practitioner, Hiroyoshi Tahata and son (born in 2003). Instead, she talks about her writing. Each day she takes half an hour to write at her computer, and she says, "I tend to feel guilty because I write these stories almost for fun."

Reviews

[Iras · Rating 4 out of 5]

Sunday afternoon☀️☕️ window-side treat.

A light and easy to read book.
The story is a bit cliche but it is being presented in a comfy and fresh way.
Or maybe I simply enjoy certain Japanese female values constructed by Ms Yoshimoto.

[Maggie · Rating 2 out of 5]

I didn't feel much about the characters. just flipped through it to finish it off.

[Rose Lam · Rating 4 out of 5]

有點奇情但又出奇地讀得舒服和療癒的書，第一本吉本芭娜娜，蠻不錯