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.
