– November 1987 16th Izumi Kyoka Literary Prize - October 1988 39th Minister of Education's Art Encouragement Prize for New Artists – August 1988 ((this prize was awarded for Kitchen as well as two other novellas by Yoshimoto: Utakata and Sanctuary) Book information Kitchen (English edition) by Banana Yoshimoto Hardcover – published by Grove Press Paperback – published by Washington Square Press References External links New York Times review 1988 Japanese novels Japanese novels adapted into films Novels by Banana Yoshimoto Novels set in Japan Novels with transgender themes 1980s LGBT novels Japanese LGBT novels 1988 debut novels Grove Press books