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The Lake by Banana Yoshimoto, Michael Emmerich (translation) is a work of fiction available to read on EtoBox.

What is The Lake about?

**Now in paperback: a quietly stunning tour de force about the redemptive power of love.**While __The Lake__ shows off many of the features that have made Banana Yoshimoto famous—a cast of vivid and quirky characters, simple yet nuanced prose, a tight plot with an upbeat pace—it’s also one of the most darkly mysterious books she’s ever written.It tells the tale of a young woman who moves to Tokyo after the death of her mother, hoping to get over her grief and start a career as a graphic artist. She finds herself spending too much time staring out her window, though ... until she realizes she’s gotten used to seeing a young man across the street staring out his window, too.They eventually embark on a hesitant romance, until she learns that he has been the victim of some form of childhood trauma. Visiting two of his friends who live a monastic life beside a beautiful lake, she begins to piece together a series of clues that lead her to suspect his experience may have had something to do with a bizarre religious cult. . . .With its echoes of the infamous, real-life Aum Shinrikyo cult (the group that released poison gas in the Tokyo subway system), __The Lake__ unfolds as the most powe

Who reads The Lake?

Author

Banana Yoshimoto, Michael Emmerich (translation)

Publisher

Melville House ; Turnaround [distributor

Published

2012

Language

EN

ISBN

9781933633770

Category

work of fiction

Subjects

Literary Fiction, Fiction, World Fiction

Rating

3.46 / 5 (1,567 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14