A major anthology of great Japanese short stories introduced by Haruki MurakamiThis is a celebration of the Japanese short story from its modernorigins in the nineteenth century to remarkable contemporary works. Itincludes the most well-known Japanese writers - Akutagawa,Murakami,Mishima,Kawabata - but also many surprising new pieces,from YukoTsushima's'Flames'to Banana Yoshimoto's'Bee Honey'. Ranging overmyth,horror,love,nature,modern life,a diabolical painting,a cowwith a human face and a woman who turns into sugar,The Penguin Book of Japanese Short Stories is filled with fear,charm,beauty and comedy. Edited by Jay Rubin with an introduction by Haruki Murakami
Publisher: Penguin Books LtdISBN: 9780241311905Number of pages: 576Weight: 394 gDimensions: 198 x 129 x 24 mm
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Brilliant,startling,a goldmine...unfolds like an idiosyncratic mixtape,compiled with expert zeal by veteran translator Jay Rubin...incredibly varied. Horror and mythology jostle with character comedies,domestic dramas and Proustian reveries...it challenges notions of what translated literature should beA feast of literature,a smorgasbord of over 30 widely varied modern Japanese writers...Each lodges itself in memory...Penguin's new anthology is a literature lover's dream,page after page of memorable writing,stories that leave a lasting impression yet can be fully absorbed in one sittingAn exhilarating glimpse into Japanese literature
Jay Rubin
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Japan's best-known novelist abroad and the author of many novels as well as short stories and non-fiction,includingThe Wind-Up Bird Chronicle,Kafka on the Shore,After Dark,1Q84,What I Talk About When I Talk About RunningandColorless Tsukuru Tazaki and His Years of Pilgrimage.
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