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What is Lizard about?

<p><P>I shall refer to her as Lizard here, but not because of the small lizard tattoo that I discovered on her inner thigh.<P>The woman has round, black eyes that gaze at you with utter detachment, like the eyes of a reptile. Every bend and curve of her small body is cool to the touch, so cool that I want to scoop her up in my two hands.<P>This may bring to mind the image of a man holding a bunny or a chick, but that's not what I mean. What I imagine is the strange, tickling sensation of sharp claws scampering around in my palms. And then, when I open up my hands to take a peek, a thin, red tongue lashes out. Reflected in those glassy eyes, I see my own lonely face, peering down, looking for something to love and cherish. That's what Lizard feels like to me....<br></p><h3>Publishers Weekly</h3><p>Japan's Yoshimoto (N.P.) delivers an engaging, rather lightweight collection of six stories chronicling the romantic adventures, spiritual yearnings and familial troubles of a hip set of young, Japanese professionals. Each story is told in a spare, quizzical, highly conversational style, through the eyes of characters who encounter odd coincidences and spiritual epiphanies while attempting

Who reads Lizard?

Author

Banana Yoshimoto

Publisher

Washington Squre Press : Pocket Books

Published

1996

Language

EN

ISBN

9780671532765

Category

work of fiction

Subjects

Literary Fiction, Short Stories, Fiction

Rating

3.65 / 5 (566 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14