EAN: 9780241311905

PENGUIN CLASSICS THE PENGUIN BOOK OF JAPANESE...

A major new collection of Japanese short stories  many appearing in English for the first time
with an introduction by Haruki Murakami  A Penguin Classic   This fantastically varied and
exciting collection celebrates the art of the Japanese short story  from its origins in the
nineteenth century to the remarkable practitioners writing today. Edited by acclaimed
translator Jay Rubin  who has himself freshly translated some of the stories  and with an
introduction by Haruki Murakami  this book is a revelation.  Stories by writers already well
known to English-language readers are included--like Tanizaki  Akutagawa  Murakami  Mishima 
Kawabata  and Yoshimoto--as well as many surprising new finds. From Yuko Tsushima's "Flames" to
Yuten Sawanishi's "Filling Up with Sugar" to Shin'ichi Hoshi's "Shoulder-Top Secretary" to
Banana Yoshimoto's "Bee Honey " The Penguin Book of Japanese Short Stories is filled with fear
charm  beauty  and comedy.

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