A dual-language edition of Japanese stories-many appearing in English for the first time
This volume of eight short stories with parallel translations offers students at all levels
the opportunity to enjoy a wide range of contemporary literature without having constantly to
refer back to a dictionary. The stories-many of which appear here in English for the first
time-are by well-known writers like Haruki Murakami and Banana Yoshimoto as well as emerging
voices like Abe Kazushige Ishii Shinji and Kawakami Hiromi. From the orthodox to the
cutting-edge they represent a range of styles and themes showcasing the diversity of Japanese
fiction over the past few decades in a collection that is equally rewarding for beginning
intermediate and advanced students of English or Japanese. Complete with notes the stories
make excellent reading in either language.
