Banana Yoshimoto Books in Order
Banana Yoshimoto has written 12 books, published between 1988 and 2022. The first book is Kitchen (1988) and the newest is Dead-end Memories (2022). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 12
- Published
- 1988–2022
- Pages on record
- 570 in 3 of 12 books
Banana Yoshimoto is the pen name of the Japanese writer Mahoko Yoshimoto, born 24 July 1964. From 2002 to 2015 the name was written in hiragana. The catalogue holds 12 books from Kitchen (1988) to Dead-end Memories (2022). The Premonition, Asleep, Goodbye Tsugumi, Lizard, N.P., Amrita, The Lake and Hardboiled & Hard Luck are among the titles. Subject tags include Japan, cousins, female friendship and single-author short stories.
Source: Wikidata
How many Banana Yoshimoto books are there?
Banana Yoshimoto has 12 books, released between 1988 and 2022.
Banana Yoshimoto Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 12 Banana Yoshimoto books in the order they were published, with the release year, the page count where one is on record, and how many independent book listings confirm each title. Catalogue data as of November 2026.
- 1Kitchen1988 · confirmed 1/41988–1/4
- 2The Premonition1988 · confirmed 1/41988–1/4
- 3Asleep1989 · confirmed 1/41989–1/4
- 4Goodbye Tsugumi1989 · 186 pages · confirmed 1/419891861/4
- 5Lizard1993 · 192 pages · confirmed 1/419931921/4
- 6N.P.1994 · confirmed 1/41994–1/4
- 7Amrita1997 · confirmed 1/41997–1/4
- 8The Lake2005 · 192 pages · confirmed 1/420051921/4
- 9Him Her That2013 · confirmed 1/42013–1/4
- 10Hardboiled & Hard Luck2015 · confirmed 1/42015–1/4
- 11Moshi Moshi2016 · confirmed 1/42016–1/4
- 12Dead-end Memories2022 · confirmed 1/42022–1/4
Banana Yoshimoto books grouped by series
Each title below is a row in the publication-order table above. None of these groups has a reading-order page of its own on this site.
Standalone books
12 books12 Banana Yoshimoto titles here are not listed as part of any series.
Do you have to read Banana Yoshimoto books in order?
No. No source lists any of the 12 Banana Yoshimoto books here as part of a series. The numbered table above gives them by publication date.
Where to start with Banana Yoshimoto
Start with Kitchen (1988), the earliest published title.
What is the newest Banana Yoshimoto book?
Dead-end Memories (2022) is the newest Banana Yoshimoto book released so far.
Is there a new Banana Yoshimoto book coming?
No next Banana Yoshimoto book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Awards Banana Yoshimoto has won
Wikidata records 6 awards for Banana Yoshimoto. Each row states whether the title won or was shortlisted, and the year the award was given. Award data is sourced from Wikidata.
- Tanizaki Prize2022Won
- Bunkamura Les Deux Magots Literature Award2000Won
- Murasaki Shikibu Prize1995Won
- Yamamoto Shūgorō Prize1989Won
- Izumi Kyōka Prize for Literature1988Won
- Kaien Shinjin Bungakusho1987Won
Banana Yoshimoto at a glance
- Paused
- No new Banana Yoshimoto title has appeared for 4 years. The last was published in 2022.
- Release pace
- Banana Yoshimoto books have appeared about one every 3 years on average.
- Length
- 570 pages across the 3 of 12 books with a recorded length, a median of 192 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Banana Yoshimoto books, 4 of 12, were published in the 1980s.
When Banana Yoshimoto books were published
Publication distribution by decade, showing when Banana Yoshimoto titles appeared. 1980s was the most productive decade with 4 titles.
12 books total across 5 decades. Decade reflects the year each title was first catalogued.
What the Banana Yoshimoto books are about
3 of the 12 Banana Yoshimoto books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: japan is tagged on 2 of 3. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Japan 2 of 3 books
- Cousins 1 of 3 books
- Female friendship 1 of 3 books
- Short stories 1 of 3 books