“Born Mahoko, she took the name ‘Banana’ while a university student so her readers wouldn’t know if she was a boy or a girl” Kickboxing Geishas pg 29
Why “Banana” Yoshimoto?
March 6, 2008 at 4:25 am (Banana Yoshimoto, Japanese literature, Japanese names, Japanese sexism, Japanese women, Kickboxing Geishas)