--- product_id: 512512862 title: "The Premonition: Banana Yoshimoto" brand: "banana yoshimotoasa yoneda" price: "4224 som" currency: KGS in_stock: true reviews_count: 5 url: https://www.desertcart.kg/products/512512862-the-premonition-banana-yoshimoto store_origin: KG region: Kyrgyzstan --- # The Premonition: Banana Yoshimoto **Brand:** banana yoshimotoasa yoneda **Price:** 4224 som **Availability:** ✅ In Stock ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** The Premonition: Banana Yoshimoto by banana yoshimotoasa yoneda - **How much does it cost?** 4224 som with free shipping - **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.kg](https://www.desertcart.kg/products/512512862-the-premonition-banana-yoshimoto) ## Best For - banana yoshimotoasa yoneda enthusiasts ## Why This Product - Trusted banana yoshimotoasa yoneda brand quality - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Description The Premonition: Banana Yoshimoto ## Images ![The Premonition: Banana Yoshimoto - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/91due0i1oOL.jpg) ![The Premonition: Banana Yoshimoto - Image 2](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/81LCPIea66L.jpg) ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ 4.0 out of 5 stars Only Flesh and Blood *by J***G on Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 4 February 2024* Originally published in Japanese in 1988, the English translation only made its way to readers in 2023.Much like her landmark novel, “Kitchen”, in “Premonition”, Yoshimoto examines the notion of home, and what it means to be kin.Yayoi is a teenager who, by all accounts, live with a loving family, but she is somehow irresistibly drawn to her bohemian aunt outside of her nuclear unit. The reader quickly gets a sense that something lurks beneath this affiliation with someone whom she was not even particularly close to when Yayoi, who is puzzled by her own feelings, runs away with her duffel bag to her aunt’s ramshackle house periodically, as if to escape her own loving home. She reasons that “l guess you need to have a home before you can run away from it”.Yayoi’s memories of her early childhood are spotty at best, but she has moments when she “suddenly felt like [she] might be on the verge of remembering.”she surmises: “That feeling - I think it’s one everyone knows. It goes something like this. A sudden rustling in your chest. A premonition of understanding.”As Yayoi goes on a journey of self-discovery and uncovering her memories, her relationships with her immediate family, in particular her brother Tetsuo, with whom she has a close bond with, undergo irreversible changes.Although this is only the second Yoshimoto book I’ve read, not counting the novella “Moonlight Shadow”, there is something irresistible about her writing that draws me. As observed of “Kitchen”, it could be the way she weaves in the weather conditions along with the characters’ feelings and the events that unfold that provides a certain sensory element in her prose that elevates the reader’s experience of the story. How the sky looks, the unfurling of the clouds, the patter of rain on the window, the rush of a breeze turning into an outright storm; they infuse the reader’s senses in a moment, making them feel even more fully invested in it.Four-and-a-half stars. ### ⭐ 1.0 out of 5 stars Poor translation? (Spoilers) *by S***E on Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 15 June 2024* Spoiler alert!This book is either terrible, or the translation is poor. Or maybe a bit of both. Too Americanised. Characters not believable. Incidents in the story not believable. Too many references to incest & paedophilia with characters falling for siblings they have grown up with. I know it happens in real life, but the way it happens in this book is just too sudden, out of the blue and implausible. Would not recommend. ### ⭐⭐⭐ 3.0 out of 5 stars Not sure what to make of this book *by C***R on Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 18 October 2023* I have enjoyed many contemporary Japanese novels, especially those in the Iki-gai genre. I read this one quickly, but kept thinking to myself 'oh yes?' and 'that is very unlikely'. the plot is simple, but the language is even more so, hence the slight sense of disbelief.On the whole I'd say it is probably not worth the time. ## Frequently Bought Together - The Premonition - Faber & Faber Dead End Memories --- ## Why Shop on Desertcart? - 🛒 **Trusted by 1.3+ Million Shoppers** — Serving international shoppers since 2016 - 🌍 **Shop Globally** — Access 737+ million products across 21 categories - 💰 **No Hidden Fees** — All customs, duties, and taxes included in the price - 🔄 **15-Day Free Returns** — Hassle-free returns (30 days for PRO members) - 🔒 **Secure Payments** — Trusted payment options with buyer protection - ⭐ **TrustPilot Rated 4.5/5** — Based on 8,000+ happy customer reviews **Shop now:** [https://www.desertcart.kg/products/512512862-the-premonition-banana-yoshimoto](https://www.desertcart.kg/products/512512862-the-premonition-banana-yoshimoto) --- *Product available on Desertcart Kyrgyzstan* *Store origin: KG* *Last updated: 2026-05-24*