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Although I was raised with love, I was always lonely.

Banana Yoshimoto

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Banana Yoshimoto
Age: 60
Born: 1964
Born: July 24
Essayist
Novelist
Prosaist
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Bunkyo
Yoshimoto Banana
Lonely
Although
Raised
Always
Love

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