A Once Perfect Day for Bananafish by Mieko Kawakami - Short Story Summary, Analysis, Review

Welcome to the CodeX Cantina where our mission is to get more people talking about books! Today we look at "A Once Perfect Day for Bannafish" by Mieko Kawakami. This is an imagining of what would happen to young Sybil from the J. D. Salinger story "A Perfect Day for Bananafish." This is an interesting piece with a shift in narration and some themes on recurring events in one's life and how we process memories. What did you think of it?  Translated by: Hitomi Yoshio

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TABLE OF CONTENTS:

0:00 Introductions

1:55 Publication, Author, + Themes

3:02 Plot Summary + Analysis

14:53 Wrap Up and Ratings

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