by Banana Yoshimoto · Feltrinelli · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788807701658
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«L'abito di piume» is the contemporary novel by Banana Yoshimoto, published by Feltrinelli in paperback (132 pages, in Italian).
The title alludes to the «hagoromo», the feather dress that allows the tennyo to fly between the earthly world and the afterlife. After the loss of a loved one, Hotaru returns to her hometown, helps her grandmother and reunites with her friend Rumi. The novel follows Hotaru's healing process through friendship, human warmth and village life.
Part of the «I canguri» collection by Feltrinelli. Original title: «Hagoromo» (2003); Italian translation by Alessandro Giovanni Gerevini. Edition published in 2005.
Readers of contemporary Japanese fiction, particularly novels about loss and healing.
Banana Yoshimoto is the pen name of Japanese writer Mahoko Yoshimoto . From 2002 to 2015, she wrote her name in hiragana.
