A scathing comedy of social striving in the suburbs, Absurd Person Singular follows the fortunes of three couples who turn up in each other's kitchens on three successive Christmases, to hilarious and devastating effect.
Banana Yoshimoto was born in 1964. Her other books include Kitchen, N. P. , Lizard, Amrita, Asleep, Goodbye Tsugumi, and Hardboiled & Hard Luck. Her stories, novels, and essays have won numerous prizes both in Japan and abroad. She recently had her first child, a son.
