Salad Anniversary Av Machi Tawara

Machi Tawara''s first book of poems, <i>Salad</i> <i>Annivsersary</i>, combines the classical ''tanka'' form with the subject of a modern love affair. It became a sensation, selling over 2 million copies - and the ''salad phenomenon'' in Japanese culture was comparable to the ''bananamania'' that followed publication of the first novel by Tawara''s contemporary Banana Yoshimoto. Contains 15 poems:<br><br>''August Morning''<br> ''Baseball Game''<br> ''Morning Necktie''<br> ''I Am the Wind''<br> ''Summertime Ship''<br> ''Wake-up Call''<br> ''Hashimoto High School''<br> ''Pretending to Wait for Someone''<br> ''Salad Anniversary''<br> ''Twilight Alley''<br> ''My Bisymmetrical Self''<br> ''So, Good Luck''<br> ''Jazz Concert''<br> ''Backstreet Cat''<br> ''Always American''<br><br>Pushkin Collection editions feature a spare, elegant series style and superior, durable components. The Collection is typeset in Monotype Baskerville, litho-printed on Munken Premium White Paper and notch-bound by the independently owned printer TJ International in Padstow. The covers, with French flaps, are printed on Colorplan Pristine White Paper. Both paper and cover board are acid-free and Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) certified.