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The Penguin book of Japanese short stories / introduced by Haruki Murakami ; edited and with notes by Jay Rubin.

Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextLanguage: English Original language: Japanese Series: Penguin classicsCopyright date: ©2018Publisher: [London] UK : Penguin Books, c2018Description: xlv, 517 pages ; 25 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9780141395623 [hardbound]
Other title:
  • Japanese short stories
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Additional physical formats: Ebook version :: No titleDDC classification:
  • REF 895.630108 P37 2018 23
LOC classification:
  • PL782.E8 P46 2018
Summary: "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." -- Publisher's description
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DONATION LAPULAPU-CEBU INTERNATIONAL COLLEGE REFERENCE SECTION REF 895.630108 P37 2018 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Not for loan 005459

Includes bibliographical references (pages xxxix-xliv).

"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." -- Publisher's description

Translated from the Japanese.

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