Banana Yoshimoto
By Stefano • May 18th, 2008 • Category: NaplesTheatreFestival 
Yoshimoto, daughter of Takaaki Yoshimoto (also known as Ryūmei Yoshimoto, one of the most famous and influential Japanese philosophers and critics of the 1960s), was born in Tokyo on July 24, 1964. Along with having a famous father, Banana Yoshimoto’s sister, Haruno Yoiko is a well-known cartoonist in Japan. Growing up in a liberal family, she learned the value of independence from a young age.
She graduated from Nihon University’s Art College, majoring in Literature. During that time, she took the pseudonym “Banana,” a name she recognizes as both “cute” and “purposefully androgynous.”
Despite her success, Yoshimoto remains a somewhat down-to-earth and obscure figure. Whenever she appears in public she eschews make-up and dresses simply. She seems impervious to bad reviews. She keeps her personal life guarded, and reveals little about her certified Rolfer husband and son Manachinko (born in 2003). Instead, she talks about her writing. Each day she takes half an hour to write at her computer, and she says, “I tend to feel guilty because I write these stories almost for fun.” She keeps an on-line journal for her English-speaking fans.
http://www.yoshimotobanana.com/
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